Places maurverick Wants to Go

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

Take a ferry across the Paraíba river in one of these 1980s bus-turned-boats.

One of the few remaining temples of the Religion of Humanity.

A display of works by one of the world masters sacred art, an 18th-century Brazilian sculptor nicknamed "the little cripple."

The building that once housed the dictator's secret police is now a museum that documents the history of an oppressive regime and those who fought against it.

A Tudor-style castle in Brazil holds one of the world's largest armory collections.

This magnificent tree towering over the Atlantic rainforest is one of the oldest and largest in Brazil.

This necropolis is home to eclectic funerary art and is the final resting place for much of the city's nobility.

This anthropological museum offers a glimpse into the lives of the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon River Basin.

Museum precariously perched on a massive yellow pillar.

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

Unusual rock formations eroded into a landscape of stone beasts.

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

A stunning Catholic cathedral built by a curve-loving communist in Brazil’s newly created capital.

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

Site full of incredible prehistoric paintings and archeological findings.

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

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

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

You feel like you're in a forest, but you're actually walking amidst the branches and trunks of a single giant tree.

Step inside this medieval Orthodox gem and travel back to the 16th century.

Rebuilt several decades ago, its striking murals prevent it from being reconsecrated as a church.

Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground.

These cascading falls resonate throughout the Bulgarian forest.