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

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

The real place where the One Ring to rule them all was forged.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

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.

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

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

The world's tallest shot tower—maybe.

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.

Rainforest filled with record-holding eucalyptus.

Carved panels tell the complete history of the harsh Central Highlands region.

The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders.