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

Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.

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

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

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

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

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

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

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

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

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

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

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.