Places onoma Wants to Go

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.

Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

The ruins of an ancient Mayan city, beautifully preserved and only accessible by boat.

Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

The jewel of western Mexico's archaeological legacy is this tiered circular pyramid now covered in grass.

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.

A collection of heirloom roses tucked in a spectacularly beautiful botanical garden on Lake Atitlan.

Natural saunas fed by volcanic heat.

An impressive century-old, to-scale topographical map of Guatemala.