Places piffeller Wants to Go

Three rooms of bones, curios, and one artist's collection of natural artifacts create this intriguing museum.

Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.

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

Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

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.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

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

A lakeside garden in the Southern Alps full of whimsical artwork and thousands of beautiful flowers.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

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

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.

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

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

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

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.