Places smyliearch Wants to Go

Curious crater remnants in the middle of the Australian outback.

An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.

Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

A mysterious architectural gem in one of the most elegant areas of Buenos Aires.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

An ancient forest of the Paleocene Age turned to stone.

The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

This recipe is set in stone.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.

This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.