Places larasproat Wants to Go

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

The shelves at this Chattanooga bar are stocked with used books, and buying one sends money back to the library.

A safe sanctuary for rescued shelter cats with an imaginative, glitter-infused experience

A movie theater, film museum, and cat sanctuary all in one.

A seaside haven for 300 rescued cats.

In the upscale neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, a pretty little park is home to dozens of cats.

A mile-long trail of pottery culture, full of clay pipes and lucky cats, including one that’s 12.5 feet tall.

Search the street for hidden cats, all up to different kinds of mischief.

An Akita-themed facility modeled after the old Shibuya Station, erected in honor of Hachiko, a famously loyal dog.

A forest outside Darmstadt becomes an open-air art gallery, where international artists turn trees, branches, stones, and clearings into strange, playful, and thought-provoking works.

A breathtaking mountain peak offering panoramic Himalayan views after a scenic forest hike through pine-covered trails and flower-filled meadows.

A sprawling park in the middle of Pune feels like a magical, enchanted forest from a fairy tale.

A sandstone canyon wilderness with a history of outlaws, mysterious disappearances, and a UFO encounter.

Under some of the darkest skies east of the Mississippi, this park invites you to look up into the Milky Way.

One of the most colorful free outdoor attractions in San Diego, this park is filled with murals and ties to history.

Home of the Daffodil Festival, Castle Craig, and a ghostly hound.

Pristine natural wonders and unique cultural diversity, way off the beaten path.

Thousands of rare and sculptural desert plants are cultivated in a surreal, open-air landscape unlike anything else on Mallorca.

From mid-September to early November, dreamy fields of pink muhly grass spring up all over South Korea.

Tucked away in a secluded canyon, this hidden hot spring’s thermal waters have been soothing soakers for generations.

Home to a garden of poisonous plants and the only legal cannabis and opium farms in Tokyo.

Visit Taiwan’s badlands, which allows visitors to feel like they’re walking on the moon.

A remote Arctic mountain range is home to "granite cities" found almost nowhere else.