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

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A lakeside garden in the Southern Alps full of whimsical artwork and thousands of beautiful flowers.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

Nature's slip and slide.

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

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

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

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

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

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

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.