Places dmjacobs Wants to Go

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

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

Water-powered gadgets whirr to life in this quirky eco park.

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes.

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.

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

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

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

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

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

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

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.

The oldest known European structures in Australia are the remnants of a story filled with mutiny, murder, jealousy and greed.

This pair of Australian "waterfalls" appear to be falling straight across the land.

Thousands of lawn gnomes have infested this Australian roundabout.

One of Australia's largest collections of preserved animals is on display in a historic theater.