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

This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

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

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

High winds can make this one scary landing.

A steampunk airship "floats" above Hamilton Gardens delivering plants and compost.

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

Hundreds of toothbrushes hang from a wire fence along a quiet New Zealand road.

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

One of the world's largest pianos is displayed in the workshop of the man who built it as a teenager.

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

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

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

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

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

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.

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

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

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