A defensive fortification carved into a cliff near Sydney Harbour.

One of Sydney's oldest graveyards hides in plain sight behind a hospital.

A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.

An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.

Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

This secret Australian garden was built on love after a man planted a random bulb he found in the ocean.

A boardwalk winds through this sliver of coastal nature hidden within Sydney.

People can't get enough of these adorable Japanese photobooths.

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

Leave a trinket at this artistic collection of mailboxes.

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

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

This fine-dining restaurant features native New Zealand ingredients and Māori cooking.

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

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

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

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

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.