The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

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

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.

Groups of prehistoric tombs that dot the mountains of northern Oman.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.

Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.

Burial site of a Jewish prophet revered in Iran.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.