A musical instrument played by the sea.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

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

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

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

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

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

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

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

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

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.

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

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

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.