This ledge in Victoria Park served as a hiding spot for Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

More than 12,000 years ago, this park was a playground for mastodons.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

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

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

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

This kinetic sculpture focuses the sounds of the city when you stand inside.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

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

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

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.