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

A journey through a collection of classic cars and fashionable artwork.

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

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

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

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

A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes.

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

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

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."

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

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

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

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

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

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

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

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

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

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.