An unusual snaking bank of boulders caused by longshore drift.

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

This fine-dining restaurant features native New Zealand ingredients and Māori cooking.

Large World War II gun emplacements and tunnel systems remain hidden near a remote end of Waiheke Island.

Come for the bait, stay for the brioche.

In an Auckland neighborhood, looming chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

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

One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.

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

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

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

An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.

Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

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

A lakeside garden in the Southern Alps full of whimsical artwork and thousands of beautiful flowers.