Places lilpuddanesca Wants to Go

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.

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

Known as "The People's Park," this verdant oasis is home to elephants and villagers alike.

Ten shipwreck-shaped chalets lie along the sand dunes on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

Even after multiple failed attempts to be hanged, Chaguinhas was still alive, making people believe it was a miracle.

This unique bird reserve sits within an important fragment of Brazil's Atlantic rainforest.

The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.

This park feels like a lush little jungle full of wildlife nestled within São Paulo.

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

The eccentric home of Estevão Silva da Conceição, known as the "Brazilian Gaudí."

This majestic building, where Brazil's coffee brokers once bought and sold beans, now houses a coffee museum.

An overlooked collection of over 350,000 artistic works created by psychiatric patients using art therapy.

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

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

A haunting place that is now home to thousands of birds.

Fine dining 20 feet below the surface in the Indian Ocean.

An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.

Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.

See hundreds of herons and egrets in the heart of the city in this dreamy hidden park.

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.