Places atozenith Wants to Go

A rustic place to spend the night, complete with amazing quiver trees and outsider art.

Hitch a boat ride to dine on stilts while watching wildlife.

Atop one of Windhoek's most popular eateries is a monument to Namibia's most resilient vehicle.

Spend a hour meandering, breathing, and learning along this lovely untouted path that connects historic gardens.

Known as the wettest place on earth.

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.

A remote area dotted with Buddhist temples and monasteries.

Lake Phewa is home to the only island temple in Nepal.

In a past life this steamboat hauled rubber and passengers up and down the Amazon.

Georgetown’s most impressive building is also one of the tallest wooden churches in the world.

This "witch's market" is filled with Amazonian herbs, remedies, and the occasional libido-strengthening tincture.

The defense built to protect one of the last found pieces of land on Earth.

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

This sandstone plateau once served as a stronghold for Lesotho's King Moshoeshoe I and his subjects.

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

Dakar is home to one of the oldest African art institutions in West Africa.

This beach in Senegal marks the westernmost point on the African continent.

This Dakar museum exhibits artworks and artifacts honoring the daily lives of Senegalese women.

A smoky doorway in Dakar leads to one of the city’s great communal eating experiences.

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.