An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.