At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

Inside, visitors are treated to the rich history of sugar farming and its impact on Hawaiian society.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

A menagerie of curiously bred creatures.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

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

In an Auckland neighborhood, looming chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.

Come for the bait, stay for the brioche.

Enjoy coffee and cake while viewing antique medical equipment at this unique cafe.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

A hidden gem of a museum that lets you search for your own fossils.

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

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

Running since 1864, this clock has yet to be wound, one of the longest-running science experiments known.

An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

Nature's slip and slide.