Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

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

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

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

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.

This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.

A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.

The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

One man's hand-sculpted collection of colorful masks representing a host of gruesome spirits.

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.

Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.

A Buddhist temple covered in intricate designs and carvings made out of seashells and pieces of coral.

These charming mailboxes became social media stars after a typhoon failed to topple them.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

A small alleyway lined with locally drawn scenes of nostalgic anime and cartoon characters.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.