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

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

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

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

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

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

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

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

Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

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

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

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

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

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

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

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.