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

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

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.

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

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

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

Come for the bait, stay for the brioche.

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

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

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

The oceanic dumping ground where spaceships go to die.

Celebrating the history of whiskey production during New Zealand's era of prohibition.

A hidden gem of a museum that lets you search for your own fossils.

The real place where the One Ring to rule them all was forged.

One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.

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

A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes.

Running since 1864, this clock has yet to be wound, one of the longest-running science experiments known.

This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.

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

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.