This beautifully preserved Ottoman house is steeped in history.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

This eatery is emblematic of the connection between Jamaica and Nubia.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

This previously dilapidated alleyway has been transformed into one of Melbourne's finest hidden art locations.

Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Australian terminal of the Pacific Cable that linked the continent to North America.

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

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

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

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

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

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

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