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After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

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

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."

A steampunk airship "floats" above Hamilton Gardens delivering plants and compost.

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

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

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

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes.

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

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

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

This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.

Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.