This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

This exhibit allows visitors to wander through the interior of a replica Ice Age glacial cave.

An apocalyptic seismic event creates a deadly chain reaction that ends with a 6-mile long lake developing within weeks.

Three rooms of bones, curios, and one artist's collection of natural artifacts create this intriguing museum.

The real place where the One Ring to rule them all was forged.

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

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

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

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

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

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

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

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

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

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

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

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

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.