Places pammckean Wants to Go

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Journey through time by touring Wellington's oldest original cottage.

A mysterious castle "in the clouds" has had many lives including a radar bunker, dog hotel, and conference center.

The only known remains of an extensive Maori settlement are preserved underneath an apartment building.

A winding staircase that appears to lead to nowhere is actually a diving platform into the Wellington Harbour.

This 800-year-old Rimu tree may be the oldest of its kind in the world.

This ledge in Victoria Park served as a hiding spot for Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.

One of the iconic moai of Rapa Nui stands guard in Lyall Bay as a symbol of the friendship between New Zealand and Chile.

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

This bakery sells traditional Māori sourdough.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

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

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

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

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

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

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

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

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

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

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."