The remnants of a 1849 sunken ship lie underneath a building.

A winding staircase that appears to lead to nowhere is actually a diving platform into the Wellington Harbour.

A mysterious castle "in the clouds" has had many lives including a radar bunker, dog hotel, and conference center.

Quotes and poems etched on stone plaques are hidden along this waterfront walkway.

Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.

One of the iconic moai of Rapa Nui stands guard in Lyall Bay as a symbol of the friendship between New Zealand and Chile.

This ledge in Victoria Park served as a hiding spot for Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

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

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.

The oldest known metal-mining site in England dates back to the Bronze Age.

No one is sure what to do with this WWII shipwreck that sits at the bottom of the Thames, still loaded with tons of explosives.

This octagonal cottage is the smallest and the oldest council house in the United Kingdom.

This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."

A memorial to Wellington's well-loved, well-traveled wharf dog.

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

Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

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

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

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

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

This faded sign to nowhere is a beloved icon in New Zealand.