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El Bolsón, Argentina

El Bosque Tallado

This mountainside open-air museum was built from the ashes left behind by a devastating fire.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Parque de la Memoria - Memory Park

A memorial to the victims of Argentina's "Dirty War."
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Ushuaia, Argentina

Bahia Lapataia at the End of the World

The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Caminito

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Xul Solar Museum

Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.
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El Salvador

Joya de Ceren

A Mayan village preserved for centuries in volcanic ash.
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Guatuso, Costa Rica

Pozas Celestes

The translucent turquoise hue of these natural swimming pools comes from a high concentration of minerals.
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La Fortuna, Costa Rica

La Fortuna Hot Springs

The same water that fills a luxury resort’s pools feeds these free hot springs in the rainforest.
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Monteverde, Costa Rica

Reserva Curi Cancha

This wildlife refuge is home to more than 200 species of birds, as well as monkeys, lizards, and other wildlife.
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Montezuma, Costa Rica

The Rock Garden at Piedra Colorada

Balanced rock sculptures pay tribute to a murdered conservationist and his pioneer wife.
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Vinh, Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh Statue

Out of all the statues of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, this one is the tallest and the most impressive.
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Da Nang, Vietnam

Da Nang Cathedral

This candy-pink cathedral of Da Nang is also known as the Chicken Church.
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Cơm Tấm Nguyễn Văn Cừ

Vietnam’s everyman “broken rice” dish is given one major upgrade at this humble institution.
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Hue Cafe Roastery

Order your coffee crowned with salted whipped cream or blended with coconut and ice.
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Shammar, Mongolia

The Mother Tree

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.
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Yoro, Japan

Yoro Park

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.
Hitachinaka, Japan

Kochia Hill

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.
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Kyoto, Japan

Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

The 10,000 Torii shrine.
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Yakushima, Japan

Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.
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Tokyo, Japan

Sanrio Puroland

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.
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Yamanouchi, Japan

Jigokudani Monkey Park

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
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Tokyo, Japan

Vampire Café

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.
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Fujinomiya-shi, Japan

Aokigahara Forest

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.
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Kitakyushu, Japan

Wisteria Tunnel

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
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