Places vijayhm Wants to Go

At the center of an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean is a deep chasm ringed by tall waterfalls.

At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.

Réunion Island's highest point is a two-million-year-old volcano and a paraglider's paradise.

A museum dedicated to the history of sugar cultivation on Réunion island.

This monument sits at the foot of a mountain from which legend says enslaved people jumped to their deaths.

Proof of ancient aliens, or simply a creative way for farm laborers to clear their fields?

Only two of these trees remain in the natural world, found high in the cloud forest of the island of Mauritius.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

The “Thumb” of Mauritius provides a 360 degree view of the entire country.

Dive into an undersea optical illusion off the coast of Mauritius.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

This museum on the site of a former rubber plantation showcases the harsh conditions to which rubber tappers in the Amazon were subjected.

The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

This anthropological museum offers a glimpse into the lives of the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon River Basin.

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

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

This massive waterfront market is located at the "gateway to the Amazon."

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

Compensation for the destruction of a historic shipyard.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.