Places RHF Wants to Go

This Brazilian palace island was once the site of the last grand ball before revolution.

What killed this humpback whale is a mystery, but its remains have become legendary.

The ruins of this Brazilian island prison still bear the scars of the bloody rebellion that closed it down.

A place of enchantment where stories of the past seem to come to life.

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

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

This breathtaking national park is one of the best places to see the weird and wonderful giant anteater in the wild.

An obelisk marks the exact center of the continent, as per the calculations of the legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon.

This gorgeous, colorful 18th-century church is part of one of Bolivia's few surviving Jesuit missions.

This museum on the site of a former rubber plantation showcases the harsh conditions to which rubber tappers in the Amazon were subjected.

This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

A series of murals depict the evolution of plant life from the Precambrian to the modern day.

One of the largest medieval barns in England and architecturally one of the finest.

The last place in Bahrain where you can get a custom-made dhow.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

This Choctaw/Thai restaurant celebrates Indigenous cuisines from different continents.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.

A castle-like sea fort from the 17th century is now a museum to oyster farming.

This castle-fortress is a living example of the transition from medieval defenses to modern fortifications.