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Wellington, New Zealand

Lobster Loos

These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.
tattarattat Added by tattarattat
Matakana, New Zealand

Matakana Toilets

A serene, almost spiritual place to do one's business. Who knew a public toilet could inspire and awe?
Added by bmc1213
Kamo, New Zealand

Natural Fizzy Spring

An unsigned roadside spring that is pure fun.
Added by ianleadership
Whangamōmona, New Zealand

Forgotten World Highway

This remote highway took over 50 years to build.
Added by mharward
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
Glenduan, New Zealand

Boulder Bank

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

Driving Creek Railway

This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.
Added by stuey20520
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
Eltham, New Zealand

Eltham Toy Wall

What began as a makeshift lost and found, now exists as a unique art installation.
Added by caroleandlee
Whanganui, New Zealand

Jackson's Rēwena Bread

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

The Giants House

An artistic garden environment of tile mosaic sculptures.
serflac Added by serflac
Christchurch, New Zealand

Fred and Myrtle's Paua Shell House

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.
serflac Added by serflac
Christchurch, New Zealand

'Diminish and Ascend'

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Invercargill, New Zealand

Demolition World

An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.
Okomondo Added by Okomondo
Cardrona, New Zealand

Cardrona Bra Fence

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.
atimian Added by atimian
Wellington, New Zealand

Hiakai

This fine-dining restaurant features native New Zealand ingredients and Māori cooking.
Reina Gattuso Added by Reina Gattuso
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
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku, New Zealand

World's Loneliest Tree

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.
Ellen Rykers Added by Ellen Rykers
Wellington, New Zealand

Wrights Hill Fortress

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

Weta Cave

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.
Added by McMiddleEarth
Rere, New Zealand

Rere Rockslide

Nature's slip and slide.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Dunedin, New Zealand

Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery

Three rooms of bones, curios, and one artist's collection of natural artifacts create this intriguing museum.
The Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery Added by The Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery
Waimangu, New Zealand

Lake Rotomahana

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black