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Wellington, New Zealand

Letterbox Village

Leave a trinket at this artistic collection of mailboxes.
dibbiejane Added by dibbiejane
Glenduan, New Zealand

Boulder Bank

An unusual snaking bank of boulders caused by longshore drift.
Added by mharward
Auckland, New Zealand

Waikumete Cemetery

Home to the unidentified remains of the 1979 Mt. Erebus Disaster.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Middlemarch, New Zealand

Sutton Salt Lake

New Zealand's only inland salt lake goes through a constant cycle of filling, evaporating, and refilling.
Added by DawnC
Ward, New Zealand

Ward Beach Boulders

This beach provides a glimpse of the ancient seafloor without getting wet.
Mintenk0 Added by Mintenk0
Pohuehue, New Zealand

Mahurangi Harbour

A drowned river valley that was important to the Maori and European settlers.
friendanna5 Added by friendanna5
Stratford, New Zealand

Stratford Glockenspiel Clock Tower

This mechanical clock performs "Romeo and Juliet" in a Shakespeare-themed New Zealand town.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Ahiaruhe, New Zealand

Stonehenge Aotearoa

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.
adrajohnson Added by adrajohnson
Napier, New Zealand

Opossum World

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.
boogerlab Added by boogerlab
Wellington, New Zealand

Hiakai

This fine-dining restaurant features native New Zealand ingredients and Māori cooking.
Reina Gattuso Added by Reina Gattuso
Dunedin, New Zealand

Beverly Clock

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

Maori and Colonial Museum

One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.
Added by danielmacalister1
Upper Hutt, New Zealand

Rivendell

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.
ckirwan Added by ckirwan
Ashburton Lakes, New Zealand

Mount Sunday

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.
iyumnewyork Added by iyumnewyork
Gdańsk, Poland

Gdansk Astronomical Clock

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.
Added by duncanchappell
Whanganui, New Zealand

Jackson's Rēwena Bread

This bakery sells traditional Māori sourdough.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Auckland, New Zealand

Stony Batter Historic Reserve

Large World War II gun emplacements and tunnel systems remain hidden near a remote end of Waiheke Island.
Yuva Added by Yuva
Papatowai, New Zealand

The Lost Gypsy Gallery

This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.
Added by marrit
Auckland, New Zealand

OnDo Giant Noodle Sculpture

In an Auckland neighborhood, looming chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.
Added by grassowhat
Christchurch, New Zealand

Christchurch Basilica

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.
Added by Stephen Schmalhofer
Dunedin, New Zealand

Lanyop Gallery

Free candle-lit art gallery, accompanied by a live piano score.
atimian Added by atimian
Island Cliff, New Zealand

Elephant Rocks

It took millions of years for these rocks to resemble their mammalian counterparts.
apbreuhan Added by apbreuhan
Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Bridge to Nowhere, Manawatu-Wanganui

This bridge was designed to connect a road that never came to fruition.
Added by DawnC
Bainham, New Zealand

Salisbury Historic Swing-Bridge

New Zealand's most advertised nonexistent landmark
Mintenk0 Added by Mintenk0