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

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

This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

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

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.

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.

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

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

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

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

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

The legend associated with these ruins understates the splendor of the mansion that once stood here.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.

You may get stranded and everyone's peeing in the water, but at least there's cocktails!

Cavernous opening completely encased in Karst limestone.