Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

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

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.

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

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

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

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

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

A secret passageway from World War II is now a quirky pedestrian shortcut.

Paiwanese restaurant run by native indigenous Taiwanese singer songwriter, and home to a DIY arts-and-crafts folk garden.

A nostalgic restaurant evokes life in Taiwan from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Life-size animals and furniture made entirely from cardboard fill this odd paper-themed restaurant.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

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