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Best places to visit in New Zealand

New Zealand has 181 places on BucketList (72 museums, 47 natural sites, 32 landmarks). These are the 24 most popular. Rate the ones you have been to, and save the rest to your bucket list.

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Top places in New Zealand

  1. WellingtonCityCapital city of New Zealand; urban area of the cities of Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, and Porirua
  2. Aoraki / Mount CookNatural SiteMountain in the Southern Alps of New Zealand
  3. Mount RuapehuNatural SiteActive stratovolcano in central North Island, New Zealand
  4. Tongariro National ParkNatural SiteNational park in New Zealand
  5. Milford Sound / PiopiotahiNatural SiteFiord in the southwest of New Zealand's South Island
  6. New Zealand Subantarctic IslandsNatural SiteWorld heritage site in New Zealand
  7. Te WahipounamuNatural SiteWorld Heritage Site in the south west corner of the South Island of New Zealand
  8. Fiordland National ParkNatural SiteNational park on South Island of New Zealand
  9. Mount TongariroNatural SiteCompound volcano on the North Island of New Zealand
  10. Aoraki / Mount Cook National ParkNatural SiteNational park in New Zealand
  11. Abel Tasman National ParkNatural SiteNational park of New Zealand
  12. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaMuseumNational museum of New Zealand
  13. Mount TaraweraNatural SiteVolcano in New Zealand
  14. Westland Tai Poutini National ParkNatural SiteNational park in New Zealand
  15. Don Juan PondNatural SiteShallow salt lake in Antarctica
  16. Lake Te AnauNatural SiteLake in Southland Region, New Zealand
  17. Egmont National ParkNatural SiteNational park in New Zealand
  18. Kahurangi National ParkNatural SiteNational park in New Zealand
  19. Lake TekapoNatural SiteLake in New Zealand
  20. Lake WฤnakaNatural SiteLake in Otago Region, New Zealand
  21. Nelson Lakes National ParkNatural SiteNational park in New Zealand
  22. Rakiura National ParkNatural SiteNational park of New Zealand
  23. Rangitoto IslandNatural SiteIsland in New Zealand
  24. Lake WakatipuNatural SiteLake in Otago Region, New Zealand

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