Lake Tarawera, New Zealand
Te Wairoa Buried Village
A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.
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Lake Tarawera, New Zealand
A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.
Hamilton, New Zealand
A steampunk airship "floats" above Hamilton Gardens delivering plants and compost.
Waimangu, New Zealand
The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.
Hamilton, New Zealand
The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."
Tirau, New Zealand
These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.
Waimangu, New Zealand
Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.
Waiotapu, New Zealand
This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.
Te Pahu, New Zealand
Hundreds of toothbrushes hang from a wire fence along a quiet New Zealand road.
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.
Dunedin, New Zealand
Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.
Cardrona, New Zealand
Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.
Wanaka, New Zealand
A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.
Hampden, New Zealand
Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.
Porangahau, New Zealand
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
Bulls, New Zealand
The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.
Palmerston North, New Zealand
A New Zealand rubbish dump named after British comedian John Cleese.
Ashburton Lakes, New Zealand
Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.
Akaroa, New Zealand
An artistic garden environment of tile mosaic sculptures.
Takaka, New Zealand
Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.
Castle Hill, New Zealand
The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."
Punakaiki, New Zealand
This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.
Springfield, New Zealand
A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."
Kaiteriteri, New Zealand
This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.