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

Large World War II gun emplacements and tunnel systems remain hidden near a remote end of Waiheke Island.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

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

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

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

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

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

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

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

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

The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.