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

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

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.

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.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

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

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

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

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