Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

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

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

The largest model carrot in the world.

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

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

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

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

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

An art project designed to encourage people to explore and investigate their surroundings more closely

An opportunity to walk in the footsteps of Nobel Peace Prize winners.

An impressive museum dedicated to the resource that made the Scandinavian country rich.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.

This monumental mural crafted nearly 40 years ago is still in perfect condition.

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.