Places mscpilot Wants to Go

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

Nature's slip and slide.

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

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

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

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

The wooden sculptures are studded throughout a small New Zealand town.

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

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

This 46-foot-tall carving of a legendary Māori navigator can only be visited by boat.

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

A life-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex made out of driftwood.

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

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

A tower made from shell rock designed to commemorate fallen soldiers in World War I.

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

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

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

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

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

Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.