Places vijayhm Wants to Go

Worlds' largest inhabited river island.

A drowned river valley that was important to the Maori and European settlers.

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

In an Auckland neighborhood, looming chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.

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

The wooden sculptures are studded throughout a small New Zealand town.

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

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

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

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

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

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.

Nature's slip and slide.

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

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

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

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

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

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.

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