Places syntaxx Wants to Go

Once a year, ambitious surfers can ride the world's largest river.

This unique bird reserve sits within an important fragment of Brazil's Atlantic rainforest.

The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.

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

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

This neo-Gothic monastery offers a rare chance to witness the unique maned wolf right up close.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

The largest open-air contemporary art center in South America is a unique experience in the Atlantic Forest.

A faux desert landscape in the middle of the jungle that sprouts oases during the rainy season.

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

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

This mesmerizing statue of a child wrestling an anteater symbolizes the native culture and biodiversity of São Paulo.

This intriguing museum chronicles the history and impact of immigration in Brazil.

A former prison complex now displays a historic collection of inmate artwork.

Brazil's only museum dedicated to the art and evolution of tattoos.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

This 19th-century aqueduct provides insights into how water was supplied to Victoria on the island of Gozo before modern plumbing.

People have been making salt here using traditional methods for centuries.

The bones of prehistoric animals and early signs of human habitation have been found inside Malta's "cave of darkness."

In 1888, a resident of Xagħra, Malta, discovered a small underground chamber filled with stalactites and stalagmites when digging a well.

A small cave network was discovered under a home in Xagħra, in 1924 when the owner was digging a well.

Despite the name, these small saltwater swimming pools have nothing to do with the Romans.

At more than 5,000 years old, these structures are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.