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

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

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

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

This small stone hut was once home to a gold prospector and his family.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.

A quirky hardware store filled with museum-worthy cars and motorcycles, including a motorcycle that set a land speed record in 1967.

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

This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

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

Running since 1864, this clock has yet to be wound, one of the longest-running science experiments known.

One of the world's largest pianos is displayed in the workshop of the man who built it as a teenager.

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

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

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

A mosaic armchair and ottoman built from china broken in the Christchurch earthquakes.

A coin-operated washing machine turned jukebox, complete with an outdoor dance floor.

Enjoy coffee and cake while viewing antique medical equipment at this unique cafe.

This beach provides a glimpse of the ancient seafloor without getting wet.

The remnants of a 1849 sunken ship lie underneath a building.