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

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

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

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

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

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

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

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

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

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

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

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

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.

An obsolete form of timekeeping still marks the hour in this adapted 19th century lighthouse.

The artwork celebrates Trugo, a odd yet beloved local sport played only around Melbourne.

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.