New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

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

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

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.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

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

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

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

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

A lakeside garden in the Southern Alps full of whimsical artwork and thousands of beautiful flowers.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.

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

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

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.