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

A New Zealand rubbish dump named after British comedian John Cleese.

This mechanical clock performs "Romeo and Juliet" in a Shakespeare-themed New Zealand town.

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

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

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.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

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

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

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

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

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

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

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

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.