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Kapa'a, Hawaii

Kalalau Trail

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.
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Wellington, New Zealand

Quasi

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

Colossal Squid

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington Airport Runway

High winds can make this one scary landing.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Wellington, New Zealand

Weta Cave

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.
Added by McMiddleEarth
Upper Hutt, New Zealand

Rivendell

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.
ckirwan Added by ckirwan
Palmerston North, New Zealand

Mt. Cleese

A New Zealand rubbish dump named after British comedian John Cleese.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Bulls, New Zealand

The Town of Bulls

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

Jackson's Rēwena Bread

This bakery sells traditional Māori sourdough.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Ohakune, New Zealand

Ohakune Carrot

The largest model carrot in the world.
julia154brown Added by julia154brown
Taupō, New Zealand

Taupō McDonald's Airplane

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
Turangi, New Zealand

Creel Tackle House & Cafe

Come for the bait, stay for the brioche.
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Waitomo, New Zealand

Waitomo Glowworm Caves

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
michelle Added by michelle
Matamata, New Zealand

Hobbiton

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.
Added by TLara
Waimangu, New Zealand

Lake Rotomahana

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Waimangu, New Zealand

Frying Pan Lake

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Rotorua, New Zealand

Rotorua

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Richmond, California

Winehaven

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.
leiris Added by leiris
Richmond, California

East Brother Light Station Bed & Breakfast

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.
kjmoore12 Added by kjmoore12
Richmond, California

Point Molate

Abandoned landscape once home to "the world's largest winery."
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Inyo County, California

Devils Golf Course Landscape

"Only the devil could play golf here."
Added by fta2day
Inyo County, California

Badwater Basin

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
sebastianopagani Added by sebastianopagani
Inyo County, California

Artist's Drive

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Zach Rapport Added by Zach Rapport
Furnace Creek, California

Harmony Borax Works

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser