One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

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

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.

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

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.

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

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

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

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.