Places chelsb423 Wants to Go

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

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

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

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

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.

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

Running since 1864, this clock has yet to be wound, one of the longest-running science experiments known.

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."

The oceanic dumping ground where spaceships go to die.

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

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.

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

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

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.

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

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

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

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.