Skippers Canyon Road – Queenstown, New Zealand

At nearly 10.8 miles long, the Skippers Canyon Road is so dangerous even insurance won’t cover rental cars driven on it. Narrow throughout, the road is built on mountainous terrain and passes over a precarious wooden bridge. Unsurprisingly, drivers need to get a special permit to take this route.

On the other hand, popularly known to lead to a gold mining area in Skippers Canyon north of Queenstown, it is a tourist magnet. The canyon is serene and has made it to the big screen as a filming location for movies such as the first “Lord of the Rings” installment and Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible – Fallout.”