Places taylorlanxon Wants to Go

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

This magnificent tree towering over the Atlantic rainforest is one of the oldest and largest in Brazil.

Hidden in plain sight, this lush garden sits atop one of the most iconic buildings in São Paulo.

Known as the "Finger of God," a dramatic rock formation resembles a divine hand extending towards the heavens.

A jungle in the heart of São Paulo reminds visitors of what Brazil looked like untouched by man.

This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.

Deep below the dry landscape of Bahia, a cave with intense blue water to float in.

This giant mural of Santa Muerte in downtown São Paulo reminds passersby of their own mortality.

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

High plateaus and beautiful waterfalls frame this ecologically significant nature preserve.

Solitary monument dedicated to the beauty of nature.

Site full of incredible prehistoric paintings and archeological findings.

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

An overlooked collection of over 350,000 artistic works created by psychiatric patients using art therapy.

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

Part of one of the largest flooded cavities on the planet, and littered with prehistoric animal bones.

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.

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

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

Antarctica's only sculpture garden, it has art and penguins, but no plants in sight.

These passages carved from the Antarctic ice hold strange shrines to the harsh southernmost climes.

Southern Ocean waters and glacial forces transform the Antarctic ice into these stunning bridges and caves.