This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.

This quiet island in the middle of a bustling city is actually a volcano dotted with Māori ruins.

A hidden gem of a museum that lets you search for your own fossils.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

In an Auckland neighborhood, looming chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

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

A journey through a collection of classic cars and fashionable artwork.

A New Zealand rubbish dump named after British comedian John Cleese.

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

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

One of the world's largest pianos is displayed in the workshop of the man who built it as a teenager.

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

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

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

Free candle-lit art gallery, accompanied by a live piano score.

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

One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.

Three rooms of bones, curios, and one artist's collection of natural artifacts create this intriguing museum.