Places katherineplatt Wants to Go

The house of a former Argentinian president stands protected within a large glass case.

The humble tomb of an Argentine general, hand-built by his son using stones brought down from the Andes.

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

A vast necropolis where you'll find the elaborate mausoleums of Argentinian tango stars.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

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

Try not to get lost in this picturesque Brazilian labyrinth of the dead.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

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

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

An underwater road considered a possible Atlantis location.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.