One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.

At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

A city block packed with whimsical sculptures that seem to be plucked from a tiled fantasy world.

Giant stone letters dedicated to the founder of Armenia's alphabet.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

The real place where the One Ring to rule them all was forged.

Nature's slip and slide.

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

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

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

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

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

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

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

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

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.