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

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

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.

Nature's slip and slide.

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

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

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

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

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

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.