The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

This is one really big nut.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

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

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

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

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

A steampunk airship "floats" above Hamilton Gardens delivering plants and compost.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

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

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

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

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

It took millions of years for these rocks to resemble their mammalian counterparts.

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

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

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

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

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.