Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

Glacial lake that mysteriously empties itself every year.

A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.

Where the father of Persian poetry is laid to rest.

The world's second-tallest flagpole stands proud despite dropping rank.

The largest Lenin statue in Central Asia was moved to an empty field rather than being destroyed.

This dark, damp, perilous tunnel is the only passage from north to south Tajikistan.

Water-powered gadgets whirr to life in this quirky eco park.

A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."

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

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.

An artistic garden environment of tile mosaic sculptures.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

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

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.

A lakeside garden in the Southern Alps full of whimsical artwork and thousands of beautiful flowers.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.