A New Zealand rubbish dump named after British comedian John Cleese.

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

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

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

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

This faded sign to nowhere is a beloved icon in New Zealand.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

A memorial to Wellington's well-loved, well-traveled wharf dog.

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

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.

A hidden gem of a museum that lets you search for your own fossils.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

An artistic garden environment of tile mosaic sculptures.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

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

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

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

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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