All Places in Wellington

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

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

Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

This fine-dining restaurant features native New Zealand ingredients and Māori cooking.

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

A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes.

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

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

High winds can make this one scary landing.

Leave a trinket at this artistic collection of mailboxes.

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.

One of the iconic moai of Rapa Nui stands guard in Lyall Bay as a symbol of the friendship between New Zealand and Chile.

Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.