Places mariska135mm Wants to Go

Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.

A peninsula on a peninsula that becomes an island at high tide.

A heritage park that explores the history and ecology of Whangārei.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

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

Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.

This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.

New Zealand's only inland salt lake goes through a constant cycle of filling, evaporating, and refilling.

An immersive Māori village where you can learn history and heritage through dance, ceremony, song, architecture, and food.

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

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

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

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.

The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

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

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

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

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

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

An underground spring in a labyrinthine cave system, decorated with stalagmites and stalactites.