A drowned river valley that was important to the Maori and European settlers.

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.

Large World War II gun emplacements and tunnel systems remain hidden near a remote end of Waiheke Island.

A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

A giant version of an Australian town's claim to fame: a cowbell said to be audible from miles away.

A monument to the moth that saved Australia from a cactus crisis.

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.

Giant fruit signaling the entrance to a tropical paradise.

Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.

The pillar of this bridge contains a small home and underneath, a ballroom.

This rickety old shed hides a trove of secondhand literary treasures.

A nearly lost tribute to an 11-year-old boy killed during a World War I homecoming parade.

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

The unique work of art celebrates the 30th anniversary of the 1988 World Expo.

The sculpture shows a water rat turning the world upside-down, landing an elephant on its head.

A colorful sculpture of an Australian symbol patrols an otherwise ordinary traffic island.

Its most grisly object is a jar full of severed fingers allegedly cut off by prisoners to avoid work.

Its collection highlights the monumental tasks undertaken to map Queensland.

This arch celebrates the romantic memories of those who danced at the Cloudland Ballroom.