Places karenwanpharmd Wants to Go

A journey through a collection of classic cars and fashionable artwork.

This mechanical clock performs "Romeo and Juliet" in a Shakespeare-themed New Zealand town.

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

This bridge was designed to connect a road that never came to fruition.

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

A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.

New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

The oceanic dumping ground where spaceships go to die.

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

This bakery sells traditional Māori sourdough.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

Nature's slip and slide.

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

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

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

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

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

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

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

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.