The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country's last wood bison.

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

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

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

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

A memorial to Wellington's well-loved, well-traveled wharf dog.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes.

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

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.

This 4.5-meter-tall statue of a native Australian bird marks Hydro Aluminium's 40th year in the area.

The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.

On the outskirts of an opal-mining town, these baths fed by a massive underground aquifer are a natural spa.

This Melbourne bank has unique Gothic-style architectural features and is one of the most majestic operating bank branches in the world.

This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.

This area was created to save the region's koala population.

Designed to provide fantastic views of the surrounding rainforest.

Somewhat controversial when first unveiled, this gathering of sea creatures has become a hidden gem.

One of the oldest operating hydroelectric power schemes in Australia.

A statue of the beloved storybook character stands in front of the building in which her creator was born.

A rare chance to enter an original gold mine from the 1800s.

An oversized Van Gogh reproduction is one of three massive sunflower paintings across the globe.

These 400 million-year-old caves feature honeycomb limestone formations.