A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

The Catlins region has a bounty of breathtaking waterfalls, the best is arguably Koropuku Falls—a majestic waterfall with an enchanting bush walk.

An immersive Māori village where you can learn history and heritage through dance, ceremony, song, architecture, and food.

It took millions of years for these rocks to resemble their mammalian counterparts.

This fine-dining restaurant features native New Zealand ingredients and Māori cooking.

One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

A magnificent, long-abandoned castle built in the wake of the reconquest of Spain.

An out-of-place grove of sequoias thrives in northern Spain.

The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.

A magnificent place to see authentic paleolithic cave paintings that are an astounding 33,000 years old.

These primitive rock paintings include a very beloved depiction of a woolly mammoth.

The first mechanized factory in Spain is also one of the most significant mints in the history of money.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

This beautiful spit of land was once the summer playground of the king of Spain.

A spectacular walk on the flank of a gorge.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.