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

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.

Nature's slip and slide.

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

Three rooms of bones, curios, and one artist's collection of natural artifacts create this intriguing museum.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

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

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

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

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

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

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

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

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

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

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

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 Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.