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

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

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

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

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

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

Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

Come for the bait, stay for the brioche.

Enjoy coffee and cake while viewing antique medical equipment at this unique cafe.

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

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

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

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