Places samireland Wants to Go

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

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

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

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

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

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

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

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

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

The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."