The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

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

Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.

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

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.

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

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

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

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

Nature's slip and slide.

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

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

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.

An immersive Māori village where you can learn history and heritage through dance, ceremony, song, architecture, and food.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

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

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

What began as a makeshift lost and found, now exists as a unique art installation.

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

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.