Places novalinne Wants to Go

A newspaper editor turned this abandoned island into a tortoise nature preserve that's now the world's smallest national park.

This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.

A tree seems to grow from the ocean floor on this strange strip of sand slowly being overtaken by the sea.

This abandoned plantation was once witness to an eclipse that proved Einstein's theory of relativity.

The San Marino-Rimini railroad was short-lived but this tunnel once provided shelter for hundreds of refugees during World War II.

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

High in the clouds of San Marino sits an ancient tower with some curious prisoner graffiti.

The only Shinto shrine in Europe that has been officially sanctioned by Japan.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

A site of natural wonder and flying coconuts in Samoa.

These eclectic homes nestled into the cliffs of a Caribbean island were built entirely from scavenged materials.

Looking like nothing more than a cartoon deserted island, this tiny sandbar is home only to a single umbrella.

A natural tidal swimming pool is ringed by bizarrely artistic lava rock formations.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

Come for the springs; stay for the mud bath.

This century-old site established by King Mwezi Gisabo preserves the art of Burundi's ancient drum rituals.

This center in the Rwandan capital supports women’s livelihoods while educating visitors about traditional cooking, craft making, and more.

An underexplored, 130-foot tropical waterfall that you will have all to yourself.

These spectacular ruins were built by Spanish padres in the 17th century.

This North Korean pegasus statue was built as a symbol of the speed and perseverance of North Korean workers.

Captured in 1968, the Cold War spy ship is the only U.S. Navy vessel being held by a foreign government.

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."