Places cmhays53 Wants to Go

This sustainable, family-run farm just outside of San Juan makes for a dreamy daytrip.

This community-driven organization uses education and eco-friendly technology to protect the environment.

This museum preserves the heyday of Puerto Rican coffee.

At this studio, musicians, engineers, and quite possibly a music-loving ghost carry on Puerto Rico's musical traditions.

This "sausage route" features gorgeous views and family-owned restaurants.

This 20th-century mansion plays a key role in one of Puerto Rico's greatest novels.

This rock in the middle of a river in Jayuya contains dozens of Pre-Columbian Taíno petroglyphs.

Enjoy the waters of this half-moon-shaped natural pool surrounded by breathtaking scenery.

The crumbling remnants of this 19th-century quarantine hospital hint at the touristy island's darker past.

This beachside town is home to a diverse nature reserve, multiple cays, and one of the three bioluminescent bays in Puerto Rico.

Legend has it this historic port was a popular hideout and smuggling spot for pirates.

A natural swimming pool in the middle of the Carite Forest.

Years of neglect and nature took a toll on this 19th-century lighthouse.

The location of Puerto Rico's first water bottling plant, thanks to a collaboration between Mother Nature and technology.

The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

This narrow street is packed with street vendors and bars selling chicha.

A local workshop makes Japanese-style paper out of everything from papyrus to pineapple leaves.

This well in the former capital of Colombia's Muisca people is the setting for a steamy legend.

Not just another old printing press; it's a place of cultural resistance and a history of the city.

Celebrating Colombian coffee growers with a big gulp of a sculpture.

Ride a steep cable car alongside a tall waterfall that feeds a near century-old power plant.