The Catlins region has a bounty of breathtaking waterfalls, the best is arguably Koropuku Falls—a majestic waterfall with an enchanting bush walk.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

Enjoy coffee and cake while viewing antique medical equipment at this unique cafe.

Leave a trinket at this artistic collection of mailboxes.

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

An unusual snaking bank of boulders caused by longshore drift.

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

A journey through a collection of classic cars and fashionable artwork.

This beach provides a glimpse of the ancient seafloor without getting wet.

One of the world's largest pianos is displayed in the workshop of the man who built it as a teenager.

Celebrating the history of whiskey production during New Zealand's era of prohibition.

New Zealand's only inland salt lake goes through a constant cycle of filling, evaporating, and refilling.

A lakeside garden in the Southern Alps full of whimsical artwork and thousands of beautiful flowers.

An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.

This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

Running since 1864, this clock has yet to be wound, one of the longest-running science experiments known.

Giant fruit signaling the entrance to a tropical paradise.

The Australian terminal of the Pacific Cable that linked the continent to North America.

The largest wax museum in the southern hemisphere features a grizzly chamber of horrors.

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

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

A coin-operated washing machine turned jukebox, complete with an outdoor dance floor.