Places melodml Wants to Go

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

Brasilia's oldest newsstand is sheltered by a wish-granting tunnel-tree.

This small Brazilian museum honors the work of a German biologist who studied the jungles for decades.

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.

An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.

A secret Virgin Mary tucked away on a Brazilian beach.

One of the world's last well-maintained airship hangars.

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

The preserved home of the first settler of "the most German town in Brazil."

A group of abandoned factories and buildings that have been revitalized and are now used to promote culture, education, entrepreneurialism, and sustainable development.

An emporium of communication in Vitória's Old City.

This public elevator links the lower city to the upper city of Salvador.

This kilometer-long university building is an unexpected architectural delight.

A former prison complex now displays a historic collection of inmate artwork.

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

Brazil's only museum dedicated to the art and evolution of tattoos.

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

This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.

The medieval town's star-shaped walls are geometrically dazzling, though not entirely impenetrable.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

You can cross from one country to another in a single hop on this little bridge.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.