Places caitlinhug7 Wants to Go

A mysterious castle "in the clouds" has had many lives including a radar bunker, dog hotel, and conference center.

Walk through abandoned anti-Russian military tunnels on this volcano at the head of Auckland Harbor.

The only known remains of an extensive Maori settlement are preserved underneath an apartment building.

A winding staircase that appears to lead to nowhere is actually a diving platform into the Wellington Harbour.

The highest concentration of Art Deco buildings in the world.

These neon green and blue lakes are in the shadow of two huge volcanoes.

A life-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex made out of driftwood.

This small stone hut was once home to a gold prospector and his family.

A peninsula on a peninsula that becomes an island at high tide.

These stunning arched rock formations might be familiar to Windows 10 users.

Wellington’s longest, fastest, and steepest slide offers incredible views of New Zealand's capital.

New Zealand's most advertised nonexistent landmark

This 800-year-old Rimu tree may be the oldest of its kind in the world.

This remote highway took over 50 years to build.

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

Towering earthen formations that rise straight out of the ground in New Zealand .

This ledge in Victoria Park served as a hiding spot for Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.

An unsigned roadside spring that is pure fun.

One of the iconic moai of Rapa Nui stands guard in Lyall Bay as a symbol of the friendship between New Zealand and Chile.

A drowned river valley that was important to the Maori and European settlers.

It took millions of years for these rocks to resemble their mammalian counterparts.

This 46-foot-tall carving of a legendary Māori navigator can only be visited by boat.

Large World War II gun emplacements and tunnel systems remain hidden near a remote end of Waiheke Island.

An unusual snaking bank of boulders caused by longshore drift.