Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

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

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

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

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

Nature's slip and slide.

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

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

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

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

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

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

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

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