The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.

These stunning arched rock formations might be familiar to Windows 10 users.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

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

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

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

One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.

Get your meal delivered via pneumatic at this former post office.

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

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

A life-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex made out of driftwood.

Come for the bait, stay for the brioche.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

This semi-permanent cathedral was built of cardboard, wood, and steel after Christchurch's 2011 earthquake.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

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.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

A garden in the middle of the most inhospitable continent.

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

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

An unsigned roadside spring that is pure fun.

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

Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.