Free candle-lit art gallery, accompanied by a live piano score.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

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

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

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

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

In an Auckland neighborhood, looming chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.