This beach provides a glimpse of the ancient seafloor without getting wet.

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

What began as a makeshift lost and found, now exists as a unique art installation.

Packed with gear and memorabilia, this museum chronicles the history of skiing and how its rise shaped New England.

A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.

This mechanical clock performs "Romeo and Juliet" in a Shakespeare-themed New Zealand town.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.

The wooden sculptures are studded throughout a small New Zealand town.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

The magic's in the hole!

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.