Places christiesmiles Wants to Go

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

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

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

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

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

The oceanic dumping ground where spaceships go to die.

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."

An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.

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

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

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

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

Nature's slip and slide.

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

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.