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

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

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

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

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

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

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.

A coin-operated washing machine turned jukebox, complete with an outdoor dance floor.

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

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

Enjoy coffee and cake while viewing antique medical equipment at this unique cafe.

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

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