Places OtterBoy1 Wants to Go

A serene, almost spiritual place to do one's business. Who knew a public toilet could inspire and awe?

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.

Hundreds of toothbrushes hang from a wire fence along a quiet New Zealand road.

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

Celebrating the history of whiskey production during New Zealand's era of prohibition.

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.

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

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

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

One of the world's largest pianos is displayed in the workshop of the man who built it as a teenager.

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

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

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

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

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."

This bakery sells traditional Māori sourdough.

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

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

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

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