Places Doot Wants to Go

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

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

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

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

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.

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

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

An exhibition space dedicated to American outsider art created between the 18th and 21st centuries.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.