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

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

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

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

A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."

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

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

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

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

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

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

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.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

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

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

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.