Places AS Wants to Go

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

A hidden gem of a museum that lets you search for your own fossils.

Water-powered gadgets whirr to life in this quirky eco park.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.

An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.

Occult books, tarot, oddities.

Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.

Australia's largest medical museum featuring a 19th-century pharmacy.

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

A New Zealand rubbish dump named after British comedian John Cleese.

This bakery sells traditional Māori sourdough.

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

Enjoy coffee and cake while viewing antique medical equipment at this unique cafe.

Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.

Three rooms of bones, curios, and one artist's collection of natural artifacts create this intriguing museum.

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

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

A lakeside garden in the Southern Alps full of whimsical artwork and thousands of beautiful flowers.

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.