After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.

An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.

This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.

A forest full of mystical fantasy figures, nearly destroyed by recent fires.

A series of eerie metal stick figures are spread out over four square miles on the bed of a huge salt lake in the Australian Outback.

Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.

One man's artistic vision is a small town government's legal battle.

Largest maize maze in the Southern hemisphere built with GPS technology on more than two acres.

A boardwalk winds through this sliver of coastal nature hidden within Sydney.

A series of sculptures beneath the waves promote ocean conservation and support coral reefs.

These Australian rock formations look like Martian beehives that have grown up out of the landscape.

A wonder of natural limestone formations etched by millions of years of natural interaction between rainfall and rock and air.

A huge maze complex and whimsical miniature village in Tasmania.

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

This secret Australian garden was built on love after a man planted a random bulb he found in the ocean.

White cockroaches and other cave species occupy this massive series of lava tubes.

Putt your way around Australia in a black light environment.