Places Will Wants to Go

An immersive Māori village where you can learn history and heritage through dance, ceremony, song, architecture, and food.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

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

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

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

A steampunk airship "floats" above Hamilton Gardens delivering plants and compost.

This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.

Large World War II gun emplacements and tunnel systems remain hidden near a remote end of Waiheke Island.

A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.

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

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

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

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.

An unsigned roadside spring that is pure fun.

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.

This South Pacific volcano has been blowing its stack for over 800 years and is said to be home to a cult leader waiting to be reborn.

"The country that ate itself."

A tiny, remote island packed with wonders both natural and geeky.

A desert island with both a buried treasure and a famous castaway.

This tall stone wall with no door and ill-matched windows was built centuries ago, and used as a shelter for domesticated pigeons.

Drift through underground caves on a tube.

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

Puerto Rico's oldest rum producer started its 140-year-old business with "a little barrel."

A sharply wedged sundial marks the point at which each day in the United States begins.