Places chrissyrodtx Wants to Go

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

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

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

A steampunk airship "floats" above Hamilton Gardens delivering plants and compost.

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

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

Celebrating the history of whiskey production during New Zealand's era of prohibition.

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

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

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

One of the world's largest pianos is displayed in the workshop of the man who built it as a teenager.

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

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

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

Nature's slip and slide.

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

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

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

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

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

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