This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

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

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

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

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

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

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

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

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

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.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

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

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

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

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.