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

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

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

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

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

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.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

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

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.