Places camillestevenoot Wants to Go

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

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

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

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

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

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

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

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

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.

One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.

A beautiful, but toxic, lake formed by mining.

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.

An ancient rock engraving shows Aboriginals used their advanced knowledge of the stars to hunt and gather.

An abandoned marine theme park has created a difficult experiment in dolphin rewilding.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Rainforest filled with record-holding eucalyptus.