A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.

A journey through a collection of classic cars and fashionable artwork.

This beach provides a glimpse of the ancient seafloor without getting wet.

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

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

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.

This bakery sells traditional Māori sourdough.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

This mechanical clock performs "Romeo and Juliet" in a Shakespeare-themed New Zealand town.

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

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

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

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

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

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

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.

An unmarked, overgrown path through dense vegetation leads to the largest ancient structure in Polynesia.

A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.