Places yathosho Wants to Go

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

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

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

This bridge was designed to connect a road that never came to fruition.

An immersive Māori village where you can learn history and heritage through dance, ceremony, song, architecture, and food.

Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.

This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

A spiritual center in the Santa Monica Mountains founded by Alice Coltrane after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician John Coltrane.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.