A memorial to Wellington's well-loved, well-traveled wharf dog.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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 bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.

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

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

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

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

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.

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