Middle Earth came alive in this country, where were the epic green landscapes of The Lord of the Rings were captured. Name that Hobbit-land.

“Home is behind, the world ahead, and there are many paths to tread through shadows to the edge of night, until the stars are all alight.” The perfect backdrop for a film series as extraordinary as The Lord of the Rings, New Zealand starred in the trilogy, with over 150 Kiwi locations making their cameo, including the ragged mountains of Queenstown, Matamata's green hills and, of course, Hobbiton. In fact, a huge chunk of the series' extras were local Kiwis, and you can still visit Hobbiton in the Waikato region.

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