This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

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

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

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.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

This often-overlooked monument was crafted in the shape of the iconic samurai coin to honor an Edo-period mint.

This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.