The cafe that acts as the social hub for the small volcanic island of HMS Bounty fame.

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

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

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

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

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

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

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

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

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

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

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

This beautiful eden was once the vacation home of Tahitian royals before Marlon Brando bought it.

Recently revamped museum of Fijian history located within a gorgeous colonial-era garden.

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Visitors can swim with vicious predators in Crocosaurus Cove's plastic daredevil enclosure.

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.

A sparkling sandstone cliffside that's worth a visit while it still exists.

An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.