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New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

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

These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.

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

A life-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex made out of driftwood.

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

This semi-permanent cathedral was built of cardboard, wood, and steel after Christchurch's 2011 earthquake.

Get your meal delivered via pneumatic at this former post office.

These stunning arched rock formations might be familiar to Windows 10 users.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

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

This small stone hut was once home to a gold prospector and his family.

An unsigned roadside spring that is pure fun.

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