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

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.