The largest model carrot in the world.

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.

Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.

This ledge in Victoria Park served as a hiding spot for Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.

A memorial to Wellington's well-loved, well-traveled wharf dog.

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

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

These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.

This kinetic sculpture focuses the sounds of the city when you stand inside.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

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

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

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

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

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

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Small lakes provide outstanding reflective views of the Earl Mountains

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

It took millions of years for these rocks to resemble their mammalian counterparts.