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](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NNU6CHXW5QV33KXPP2BAIXQSKY.jpg?auth=43298e527b3e07675ed480a502f3ba4d5ef38c210c3094aa0bc2948b56946ed0&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Our number one site, Fiordland National Park, is ranked number 17.
![Franz Josef glacier is ranked number 81. Photo / Getty Images](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4C2WMI4QW5JQW6X2ULI44ODBTA.jpg?auth=459d7780c1bd9bac19fa61336be4d43fe1067534c2c6bd1e25a19d053b7f3ebe&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Lonely Planet's "ultimate travel list" comes out today and is billed as "the 500 most thrilling, memorable and interesting places in the world - ranked in order of brilliance."