Places Alicia Rovey Wants to Go

A replica that won't float away.

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

The world's largest Holstein cow.

A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

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

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

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

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

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

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Equipped with thousands of LED lights, this geodesic dome-shaped stadium is an engineering delight.

A cramped wooden attic that once housed one of the world's first movie studios.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

This work of art was designed to represent the Tarpeian Way Quarry that once dominated the area.

In the shadow of the Sydney Opera House, Indigenous ingredients shine.

Inventive brewers use NSW ingredients to dream up flavorful beers made with local honey, native raspberries, and Mariposa plums.

A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.

A boardwalk winds through this sliver of coastal nature hidden within Sydney.

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.