Places MissMeander Wants to Go

After an epic flood washed away its enslavers, this city has been part ghost town, part cultural wildcard for the past three centuries.

A kitschy Italian medieval-style castle incongruously located amidst one of the most historic towns in the Peruvian Amazon.

The world's fifth tallest waterfall is a spectacular silver chute of water that cuts through the cloud forest in northern Peru.

One of the world's tallest waterfalls wasn't revealed to the world at large until 2006.

These giant mummies are set ominously into a Peruvian cliffside and topped with real human skulls.

Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

The world's widest single drop waterfall, and the two men who legend says went over its edge in a boat.

Shop the world's largest number of ice cream flavors, ranging from delightful to downright bizarre.

A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.

Right angles in the forests of Panama.

A no-frills, DIY nature preserve manned by a U.S. expat who has dedicated his life to turtle conservation.

Costa Rican accommodation resembles a crash site, but with a nice balcony.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.