This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

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

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

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

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

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

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

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

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

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.