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

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

An unusual snaking bank of boulders caused by longshore drift.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

The home of 1.5 million wood letters for printing is still a functioning workshop.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

This bridge was designed to connect a road that never came to fruition.

The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.

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

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.

Ninety years of Sydney buses under one roof.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.

Built in 1931, this small passageway is believed to be the first modern skyway.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

At a mile long, the Fort Madison Bridge is the largest double-decker swing-span bridge in the world.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.