Places Celia Wants to Go

Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.

The whimsical legacy of a Canadian artist.

Saved by a logger, this Douglas fir is one of the last great old-growth trees in Canada.

This vast, pristine wilderness is home to a rare subspecies of black bear.

One of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America is considered a "Club Med" for felines.

A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.

These unusual stone structures are actually fish traps crafted by an ancient civilization.

This small uninhabited island offers Galapagos-like biodiversity.

This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

This beach provides a glimpse of the ancient seafloor without getting wet.

What began as a makeshift lost and found, now exists as a unique art installation.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

Hundreds of toothbrushes hang from a wire fence along a quiet New Zealand road.

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

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

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

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

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

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.