Places chango Wants to Go

An asymmetrically spiraling tower perched on top of a protected mountain.

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

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

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

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

These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.

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

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

The largest model carrot in the world.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

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

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.

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

A heritage park that explores the history and ecology of Whangārei.

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

Victorian-era pub covered head to toe with mementos from patrons of decades past.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

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