Places stonoceno Wants to Go

Queen of the waterlilies, so big and strong it can support the weight of a human.

After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.

This spacecraft-shaped water tower is only a part of the mysterious UFO mania in this Brazilian town.

Solitary monument dedicated to the beauty of nature.

An abandoned Santa park is as far as this proposed theme park kingdom got toward completion.

The haunting peak of an old church is all that remains of a drowned Brazilian city.

Site full of incredible prehistoric paintings and archeological findings.

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

You feel like you're in a forest, but you're actually walking amidst the branches and trunks of a single giant tree.

The remains of a British railway rusting in the jungle mist of a Brazilian mountainside.

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, Brazil’s Snake Island has a frighteningly apt nickname.

An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.

These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

Two old windmills got a new life as oversized sculptures of a man and a woman.