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

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

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

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.

Feed it cash, get your very own gold bar.

Over the dunes of the Empty Quarter, the mysterious music of the desert.

At 16,627 feet above sea level, this unstaffed station is the highest in the world.

Eurasia's most difficult place to hang out, and farthest point from sea access.

This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

This exacting restaurant will charge a fine for every grain of rice you've left behind.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.