(NEXSTAR) — Have you ever wished you could stay in the Shire? While you won’t find Frodo or Bilbo Baggins there anymore, starting Dec. 13, a few lucky guests will be able to book stays at “Hobbiton” — ...

There are plenty of great reasons to visit New Zealand, but if you're a fan of pop culture, touring the locations used to film Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies is a pretty ...

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MATAMATA, New Zealand — When sheep farmer Ian Alexander was approached by filmmakers who wanted to use his land as a set for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Alexander’s reply was, “What’s The Lord of ...

Please don’t call New Zealand paradise. The island country, like any, has its share of ills, from the highest teen suicide rate in the developed world to a brain drain that, for years, sucked many of ...

Lizzo is apparently campaigning to be cast in the next Lord of the Rings project. During a visit to Hobbiton in New Zealand, the singer performed the song “Concerning Hobbits” on the recorder while ...