There are so many beautiful spots in my country , that I am not sure this is my most favourite, but it is a lovely spot on the southern shores of Lake Taupo, a place I visited many times during my childhood to stay with my adopted Auntie, so Taupo itself has nothing but wonderful, happy memories and it was the first place my parents lived when they emigrated to NZ, unfortunatley then it was nothing more than a small hick town, now it is a top tourist spot, well worth visiting.
It is a geo-thermal area, with hot springs and mud pools and the lovely lake and only about 40 mins away from the ski-fields, it is around 2 hours drive from where I live.
I have not traveled widely, but from my America trip I loved San Diego and Provo Utah.