A memorial to Wellington's well-loved, well-traveled wharf dog.

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

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

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

High winds can make this one scary landing.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

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

This faded sign to nowhere is a beloved icon in New Zealand.

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

Home to the unidentified remains of the 1979 Mt. Erebus Disaster.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

A drowned river valley that was important to the Maori and European settlers.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

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

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

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

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

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.