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

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

A drowned river valley that was important to the Maori and European settlers.

What began as a makeshift lost and found, now exists as a unique art installation.

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

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

The wooden sculptures are studded throughout a small New Zealand town.

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

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.

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

A steampunk airship "floats" above Hamilton Gardens delivering plants and compost.

Hundreds of toothbrushes hang from a wire fence along a quiet New Zealand road.

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

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

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

One of the world's largest pianos is displayed in the workshop of the man who built it as a teenager.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Free candle-lit art gallery, accompanied by a live piano score.

The oceanic dumping ground where spaceships go to die.