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

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

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

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

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

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

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

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

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

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

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

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

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

The holes in the world's longest golf course are in a series of different towns.

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

One of Australia's famed "Big Things," this giant fruit was once stolen as part of a publicity stunt.

Home of the world's largest crocodile.

The ruins of a once prosperous power station have become a mouldering seaside gem.

An abandoned marine theme park has created a difficult experiment in dolphin rewilding.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

One of the best beaches in the entire world.