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melstonemyers

I’m an American who emigrated to New Zealand. Travel is my passion, and I enjoy visiting Atlas Obscura’s suggestions.

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Places visited in Whanganui, New Zealand

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Porangahau, New Zealand

The Longest Place Name In The World

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Upper Hutt, New Zealand

Rivendell

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

ckirwan

Added by ckirwan

Turangi, New Zealand

Creel Tackle House & Cafe

Come for the bait, stay for the brioche.

rachelrummel

Added by rachelrummel

Kapiti Island Nature Reserve

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

Edward Denny

Added by Edward Denny

Stratford, New Zealand

Stratford Glockenspiel Clock Tower

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

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Whangamōmona, New Zealand

Forgotten World Highway

This remote highway took over 50 years to build.

Added by mharward

Eltham, New Zealand

Eltham Toy Wall

What began as a makeshift lost and found, now exists as a unique art installation.

Added by caroleandlee

Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Bridge to Nowhere, Manawatu-Wanganui

This bridge was designed to connect a road that never came to fruition.