A neon-illuminated statue of James Cook at the edge of a historical Auckland wharf makes for an unexpected discovery.

This vast and otherworldly landscape is one of the largest dune complexes in North America.

A bronze statue to commemorate an Auckland library's beloved feline resident.

Keen eyes can find the Disney influences throughout this treasure trove of a tiki bar.

A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.

This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.

This work of art was designed to represent the Tarpeian Way Quarry that once dominated the area.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

This letter written by Queen Elizabeth II in 1986 won't be opened until 2085.

Site of James Cook's historic observations of the 1769 transit of Venus.

Since its original beginnings as a weather observatory mountaintop, this facility played an instrumental role in gathering atmospheric data for almost 100 years.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

This little theatre at the end of the Urban Gallery in the Manitoba Museum plays silent films from stars who performed in Winnipeg.

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.