The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.

This kinetic sculpture focuses the sounds of the city when you stand inside.

These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.

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

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

A winding staircase that appears to lead to nowhere is actually a diving platform into the Wellington Harbour.

Towering earthen formations that rise straight out of the ground in New Zealand .

This charming stone church on the shore of Lake Tekapo is an icon in astrophotography.

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

A life-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex made out of driftwood.

A peninsula on a peninsula that becomes an island at high tide.

This ledge in Victoria Park served as a hiding spot for Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.

A mysterious castle "in the clouds" has had many lives including a radar bunker, dog hotel, and conference center.

A bronze statue to commemorate an Auckland library's beloved feline resident.

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

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

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

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.