Places Nicholas Davis Wants to Go

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.

A New Zealand rubbish dump named after British comedian John Cleese.

This mechanical clock performs "Romeo and Juliet" in a Shakespeare-themed New Zealand town.

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

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.

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

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

Water-powered gadgets whirr to life in this quirky eco park.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

This quiet island in the middle of a bustling city is actually a volcano dotted with Māori ruins.

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.

The oceanic dumping ground where spaceships go to die.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."

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

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.