Places TheArtfulLibrarian Wants to Go

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

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

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

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

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.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

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.

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

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

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."

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.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.