Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

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

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

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

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

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

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

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

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.

This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

This quaint museum tells about more than just the birth of Jesus: "betlémy" are an important piece of Czech history.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.

These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.

The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.