The largest model carrot in the world.

A hidden gem of a museum that lets you search for your own fossils.

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

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

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.

Water-powered gadgets whirr to life in this quirky eco park.

A serene, almost spiritual place to do one's business. Who knew a public toilet could inspire and awe?

A tower made from shell rock designed to commemorate fallen soldiers in World War I.

A heritage park that explores the history and ecology of Whangārei.

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.

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

What began as a makeshift lost and found, now exists as a unique art installation.

Fort Garry was a pivotal post for the Hudson’s Bay Company and a major factor in the economy and political culture of the area.

Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.

Only place outside China and India where two overhead DC power lines cross.

See Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge from a perspective usually off-limits to the public, and float the upper part of the Black Canyon National Water Trail.