Our number one site, Fiordland National Park, is ranked number 17. Photo / Getty Images
Our number one site, Fiordland National Park, is ranked number 17. Photo / Getty Images
Nine New Zealand destinations have made travel guide Lonely Planet's list of the "500 best places in the world".
Abel Tasman National Park is ranked number 35. Photo / Getty Images
Our number one site, Fiordland National Park, is ranked number 17.
Franz Josef glacier is ranked number 81. Photo / Getty Images
Lonely Planet's "ultimate travel list" comes out today and is billed as "the 500 most thrilling, memorable and interesting placesin the world - ranked in order of brilliance."
Lake Wanaka is ranked number 94. Photo / Getty Images
Other New Zealand sights are: Abel Tasman National Park, number 35; Franz Josef and Fox Glacier, 81; Lake Wanaka, 94; Stewart Island, 125; Bay of Islands, 130; Whakarewarewa, 276; Waitomo Caves, 280; and Te Papa, 285.
Stewart Island is ranked number 125. Photo / Getty Images
The list was compiled from listings in Lonely Planet's guidebooks, which have been around since 1973.
Bay of Islands is ranked number 130. Photo / Getty Images
The Cambodian temples at Angkor top the bill, with Australia's Great Barrier Reef and Peru's Machu Picchu rounding out the top three.
Whakarewarewa is ranked number 276. Photo / Getty Images
The Great Wall of China is number four and India's Taj Mahal number five.
Waitomo Caves is ranked number 280. Photo / Getty Images
Te Papa is ranked number 285. Photo / Getty Images
