Places simonele Wants to Go

A 16th-century convent became a contemporary art museum.

A garden in the middle of the most inhospitable continent.

Visit a century-old sweet shop serving gold-standard mango sticky rice.

An extended zoological collection that doubles as a time capsule.

These oversized fruit sculptures honor the contributions of the Windrush generation.

Anyone can play paleontologist at this quarry that has Cambrian fossils galore.

Pristine natural wonders and unique cultural diversity, way off the beaten path.

This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.

The oldest Egyptian obelisk still standing in its original site.

The largest ongoing mosaic project in Europe.

This historic bathhouse that likely dates back to the 1300s.

This store may be part of a well-known chain, but it stands out due to the tree growing through the middle of it.

The highest concentration of Art Deco buildings in the world.

A construction mishap at this narrows on the Fraser River rendered it impassable to many migrating fish species, with international consequences.

At this bright and vibrant museum in Mexico City, you can make your own custom scent.

This massive redwood tree has a drive-thru tunnel carved out of its trunk.

In the heart of the Pine Barrens, entire forests of pitch pines that usually grow 20–90 feet tall only reach six feet in height.

Perhaps the biggest draw to this mosque is its remote location and lack of tourists.

Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.

A haunting museum chronicling the bloodiest battlefield of World War I.

Cross towering trestles and tunnels on a historic canyon rail trail.

Among Europe’s most spectacular Ice Age painted caves still accessible today.

A remnant of the Franco-Prussian War, lodged in the city's walls.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.