One of the iconic moai of Rapa Nui stands guard in Lyall Bay as a symbol of the friendship between New Zealand and Chile.

These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.

This 800-year-old Rimu tree may be the oldest of its kind in the world.

This kinetic sculpture focuses the sounds of the city when you stand inside.

A serene, almost spiritual place to do one's business. Who knew a public toilet could inspire and awe?

A quirky hardware store filled with museum-worthy cars and motorcycles, including a motorcycle that set a land speed record in 1967.

A heritage park that explores the history and ecology of Whangārei.

A giant chain sculpture that plays on the Māori myth that Rakiura (Stewart Island) is an anchor stone chained to the South Island.

A tower made from shell rock designed to commemorate fallen soldiers in World War I.

This backcountry hut was home to an asbestos miner and his wife for 40 years.

The wooden sculptures are studded throughout a small New Zealand town.

This small stone hut was once home to a gold prospector and his family.

An unsigned roadside spring that is pure fun.

The Catlins region has a bounty of breathtaking waterfalls, the best is arguably Koropuku Falls—a majestic waterfall with an enchanting bush walk.

A massive trilithon nicknamed "Stonehenge of the Pacific."

A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.

An unmarked, overgrown path through dense vegetation leads to the largest ancient structure in Polynesia.

A site of natural wonder and flying coconuts in Samoa.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

Leave a trinket at this artistic collection of mailboxes.

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

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.