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

The wooden sculptures are studded throughout a small New Zealand town.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

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

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."

A heritage park that explores the history and ecology of Whangārei.

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

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.

A serene, almost spiritual place to do one's business. Who knew a public toilet could inspire and awe?

A drowned river valley that was important to the Maori and European settlers.

Large World War II gun emplacements and tunnel systems remain hidden near a remote end of Waiheke Island.

This quiet island in the middle of a bustling city is actually a volcano dotted with Māori ruins.

A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.

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

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.