It took millions of years for these rocks to resemble their mammalian counterparts.

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

The wooden sculptures are studded throughout a small New Zealand town.

New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

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

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

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

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

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

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

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

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

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