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A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

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

This charming stone church on the shore of Lake Tekapo is an icon in astrophotography.

Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

A quirky hardware store filled with museum-worthy cars and motorcycles, including a motorcycle that set a land speed record in 1967.

An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.

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

The Catlins region has a bounty of breathtaking waterfalls, the best is arguably Koropuku Falls—a majestic waterfall with an enchanting bush walk.