New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.

This quiet island in the middle of a bustling city is actually a volcano dotted with Māori ruins.

Water-powered gadgets whirr to life in this quirky eco park.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

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

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

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

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

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

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

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

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

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