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Invercargill, New Zealand
Demolition World
An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.
-46.4524, 168.3791
Papatowai, New Zealand
The Lost Gypsy Gallery
This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.
-46.5606, 169.4683
Slope Point, New Zealand
Slope Point
The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.
-46.6685, 169.0008
Dunedin, New Zealand
Larnach Castle
One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.
-45.8642, 170.6276
Dunedin, New Zealand
Tunnel Beach
Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.
-45.9185, 170.4532
Dunedin, New Zealand
Baldwin Street Houses
One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.
-45.8493, 170.5344
Gore, New Zealand
Hokonui Moonshine Museum
Celebrating the history of whiskey production during New Zealand's era of prohibition.
-46.0973, 168.9458
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Milford Sound
Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.
-44.6694, 167.9256
Mount Creighton, New Zealand
Little Paradise Lodge
A lakeside garden in the Southern Alps full of whimsical artwork and thousands of beautiful flowers.
-44.9999, 168.4393
Wanaka, New Zealand
Puzzling World
New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.
-44.6975, 169.1617
Wanaka, New Zealand
That Wanaka Tree
A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.
-44.6988, 169.1181
Cardrona, New Zealand
Cardrona Bra Fence
Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.
-44.8582, 169.0261
Fox Glacier, New Zealand
Fox Glacier
A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.
-43.4628, 170.0127
South Island, New Zealand
Franz Josef Glacier
The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.
-43.4667, 170.1833
Punakaiki, New Zealand
Pancake Rocks
This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.
-42.1084, 171.3363
Springfield, New Zealand
Springfield Doughnut
A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."
-43.3366, 171.9281
Akaroa, New Zealand
The Giants House
An artistic garden environment of tile mosaic sculptures.
-43.8086, 172.9737
Castle Hill, New Zealand
Castle Hill
The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."
-43.2300, 171.7161
Okains Bay, New Zealand
Maori and Colonial Museum
One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.
-43.7102, 173.0415
Oamaru, New Zealand
Steampunk HQ
The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.
-45.1024, 170.9698
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Takapō (Lake Tekapo)
A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.
-44.0051, 170.4775
Auckland, New Zealand
Sky Tower
A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.
-36.8481, 174.7627
Auckland, New Zealand
Maungawhau (Mount Eden)
The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.
-36.8759, 174.7644
Auckland, New Zealand
Waikumete Cemetery
Home to the unidentified remains of the 1979 Mt. Erebus Disaster.
-36.9099, 174.6507
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