Places sarahltait Wants to Go

This former railroad bridge was named after the great river that once flowed below it.

This memorial to a family's dead son has survived a century of hurricanes and earthquakes.

Legend has it this historic port was a popular hideout and smuggling spot for pirates.

The ruins of the first Spanish settlement in Puerto Rico.

The crumbling remnants of this 19th-century quarantine hospital hint at the touristy island's darker past.

These red and black houses were awarded to the firefighters who saved their city from an enormous blaze.

A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.

This giant bronze image of Christopher Columbus embarked on a voyage of its own.

This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

The highest peak in Puerto Rico is home to a rare fern that can only be found on six trees at its summit.

An enchanting natural wonder in Puerto Rico's Camuy River Park.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

Years of neglect and nature took a toll on this 19th-century lighthouse.

The location of Puerto Rico's first water bottling plant, thanks to a collaboration between Mother Nature and technology.

This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

This limestone cave offers an incredible view of the Río Grande de Arecibo valley.

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

This small primate research island is teeming with playing, fighting wild monkeys.

The solitary cairn marks a mysterious death that's still controversial more than two decades later.