This charming stone church on the shore of Lake Tekapo is an icon in astrophotography.

This 800-year-old Rimu tree may be the oldest in the world.

A heritage park that explores the history and ecology of Whangārei.

This backcountry hut was home to an asbestos miner and his wife for 40 years.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

Built in the Soviet era, this cableway system still runs gondolas from Odessa down to Otrada Beach.

On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.

An unexpected sinkhole in a desert flat within Gold Butte National Monument.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

To commemorate a century of gold mining, this Australian city built a monument that features a replica of a 150-pound gold nugget found there in 1858.

A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.

Neolithic burial chambers hidden beside a village school.

This remote highway took over 50 years to build.

A lonely memorial to the 107 victims of Pan Am Flight 812, which crashed in Bali in 1974.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

The last king of Poland was interred in this church nearly 200 years after his death.

A lonely monument to the original Silicon Valley tech campus.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

From the dishes to the art, this Michelin-starred restaurant orbits around one beloved French melon.

Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.

This hidden pre-Columbian rock art depicts a whale hunt.

The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.