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

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

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

Wellington’s longest, fastest, and steepest slide offers incredible views of New Zealand's capital.

This fine-dining restaurant features native New Zealand ingredients and Māori cooking.

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

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

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

A coin-operated washing machine turned jukebox, complete with an outdoor dance floor.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

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

Enjoy coffee and cake while viewing antique medical equipment at this unique cafe.

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

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

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

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

It took millions of years for these rocks to resemble their mammalian counterparts.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

An immersive Māori village where you can learn history and heritage through dance, ceremony, song, architecture, and food.

This 46-foot-tall carving of a legendary Māori navigator can only be visited by boat.

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

The largest model carrot in the world.