A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

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

A memorial to Wellington's well-loved, well-traveled wharf dog.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

The place to be if you love vintage Swedish cars.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

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

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

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.

Roadside display for a popular fruit and vegetable stand.

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

The decommissioned submarine is now the symbol of a small, inland Australian town.

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.

Fiberglass fish built in 1968 after months of fundraising.

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.

Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.