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

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

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

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

Running since 1864, this clock has yet to be wound, one of the longest-running science experiments known.

This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.

This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

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

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

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

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

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

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

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

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

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

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

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