The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

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

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

What happens when a chef with indigenous roots takes over a hotel-restaurant?

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.