Victorian-era pub covered head to toe with mementos from patrons of decades past.

This faded sign to nowhere is a beloved icon in New Zealand.

The wooden sculptures are studded throughout a small New Zealand town.

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

This mechanical clock performs "Romeo and Juliet" in a Shakespeare-themed New Zealand town.

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

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

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

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

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

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

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

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

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

A winding staircase that appears to lead to nowhere is actually a diving platform into the Wellington Harbour.

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

The remnants of a 1849 sunken ship lie underneath a building.

These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.

Quotes and poems etched on stone plaques are hidden along this waterfront walkway.

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

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

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.