Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

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

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

The largest model carrot in the world.

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

This faded sign to nowhere is a beloved icon in New Zealand.

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

Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

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

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

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

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

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

This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.

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

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

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

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.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.