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A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

This remote highway took over 50 years to build.

Large World War II gun emplacements and tunnel systems remain hidden near a remote end of Waiheke Island.

Come for the bait, stay for the brioche.

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

This fine-dining restaurant features native New Zealand ingredients and Māori cooking.

A journey through a collection of classic cars and fashionable artwork.

In an Auckland neighborhood, looming chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.

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

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

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

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

An artistic garden environment of tile mosaic sculptures.

Free candle-lit art gallery, accompanied by a live piano score.

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

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

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

Three rooms of bones, curios, and one artist's collection of natural artifacts create this intriguing museum.

Nature's slip and slide.