The real place where the One Ring to rule them all was forged.

One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

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

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

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

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

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

The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

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

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

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

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

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.