"Things are made to endure in the Shire," Bilbo Baggins says in the opening scene of the The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. And it's true. The Shire is alive and well in the New ...

Italians already do the whole seven fishes thing, so it makes sense that an Italian man would choose to live like a hobbit, whose culture also calls for eating seven meals a day. The 37-year-old fan ...

The Shire might just be the most beautiful and peaceful place in all of literature. The filming location in New Zealand that stood in for this tranquil parcel of Middle-earth is also gorgeous. It’s ...

It may only be spring in Britain, but if you want to escape the chill of winter later this year with a trip to New Zealand, then it makes sense to get your planning in early. Last November, with a ...

Real-world got you down? In the mood to go on a hero's journey with your pals to find demonic jewelry? Are you 2 to 4 feet tall? Well, Airbnb is offering an escape into the Shire, or at least, the ...

When it comes to fantasy worlds, there are few quite as sprawling or beloved as J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. From the peak of the Lonely Mountain in the north all the way to the dark depths of ...

Elijah Wood made some Lord of the Rings fans’ dreams come true — and it happened to be on their wedding day in The Shire. In a video shared by Hobbiton Tours on TikTok Tuesday, October 29, Wood ...