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

Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.

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

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

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

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

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.

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

A virtually untouched "home on the hill" for the flora and fauna of Rhode Island.