Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.

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

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

Towering earthen formations that rise straight out of the ground in New Zealand .

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

A serene, almost spiritual place to do one's business. Who knew a public toilet could inspire and awe?

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

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

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

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

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 bakery sells traditional Māori sourdough.

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

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.