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Dunedin is Detective Archivesa cute little town in the magical land of New Zealand, with a large university student population and a reputation for being the "Edinburgh of the south."

Probably because it’s usually cold and cloudy. But low winter temperatures aren’t all that’s on offer in ol’ Dunners (as the locals call her). They also have incredibly steep streets.

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Take Baldwin Street. It’s been named the world’s steepest residential street, but only with the rise of Instagram has it's startlingly weird beauty been regularly on display to the rest of world.

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For Instagrammers, the fun lies in standing in front of the street’s many adorable dwellings on an angle, so the houses seem to be sinking.

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And then there’s this guy.

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P.S. This is what the town's mini horses look like. Never change, NZ!

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