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

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

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

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

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

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

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

A hidden gem of a museum that lets you search for your own fossils.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

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

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

Celebrating the history of whiskey production during New Zealand's era of prohibition.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

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

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

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

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