Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

An unusual snaking bank of boulders caused by longshore drift.

This beach provides a glimpse of the ancient seafloor without getting wet.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

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

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

An unassuming music museum recounts the rags to riches story of a dramatic Portuguese genre.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.