This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

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

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

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

Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

The site of slaughterhouses that once satisfied Parisians' taste for horse meat is now home to a park and book market.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

This Australian beach became famous when Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared from its shores.

This Greek Orthodox church houses the mummified body of St. Spyridon.

This pink watchtower served as the seat of the Greek government after independence from the Turks.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

A large collection of solar and night-time telescopes dot a small area on the Teide mountain range.

Nature puts on a spectacular show at this blowhole on the eastern side of Gran Canaria.