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

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

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.

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

A lakeside garden in the Southern Alps full of whimsical artwork and thousands of beautiful flowers.

New Zealand's only inland salt lake goes through a constant cycle of filling, evaporating, and refilling.

This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

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

A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

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

This beach provides a glimpse of the ancient seafloor without getting wet.

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

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

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

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

The largest model carrot in the world.

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

Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.

Roadside attraction outside of a recycling center.