Places christacarroll Wants to Go

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

Rocky Atlantic beach home to a stunning stone arch.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

Known as the "Finger of God," a dramatic rock formation resembles a divine hand extending towards the heavens.

This unique 230-foot waterfall is a natural beauty hidden within the vast wild landscape.

Moss-covered sculptures fill this small Brazilian gorge.

Deep below the dry landscape of Bahia, a cave with intense blue water to float in.

Hub for hallucinogenic Amazon religion.

This breathtaking national park is one of the best places to see the weird and wonderful giant anteater in the wild.

High plateaus and beautiful waterfalls frame this ecologically significant nature preserve.

At 705 feet high, Brazil's "House of Stone" is the largest cave mouth in the world.

Site full of incredible prehistoric paintings and archeological findings.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.

After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.

A toxic lake near a volcanic caldera that is home to flamingos and other life.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.

A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.

A fantastical group of cliffside stairways, bridges, and twisting paths carved out of stone provide a surreal coastal hike.