Places piffeller Wants to Go

This kinetic sculpture focuses the sounds of the city when you stand inside.

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

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

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

Get your meal delivered via pneumatic at this former post office.

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

Towering earthen formations that rise straight out of the ground in New Zealand .

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.

An unsigned roadside spring that is pure fun.

Leave a trinket at this artistic collection of mailboxes.

It took millions of years for these rocks to resemble their mammalian counterparts.

Large World War II gun emplacements and tunnel systems remain hidden near a remote end of Waiheke Island.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

An unusual snaking bank of boulders caused by longshore drift.

Come for the bait, stay for the brioche.

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

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

The Catlins region has a bounty of breathtaking waterfalls, the best is arguably Koropuku Falls—a majestic waterfall with an enchanting bush walk.

What began as a makeshift lost and found, now exists as a unique art installation.

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

This beach provides a glimpse of the ancient seafloor without getting wet.

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