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World’s Greatest Places

ALESSANDRO GOTTARDO FOR TIME

Ready for an adventure? Each year, TIME makes a list of the World’s Greatest Places. TIME for Kids picks its favorites. Our list has something for everyone. Take a safari by bike. Explore a science museum. Learn about local food. Whatever you like, these places will change the way you see the world. Where would you go first?

Sweet Tooth

DANIEL D. SOUZA

Do you love dessert? Manam Chocolate does. It’s a chocolate factory in Hyderabad. That’s a city in India. The factory uses cacao from Indian farms. Guests can tour the factory to see how cacao is turned into chocolate. Then they can visit the café for a tasty treat. The pistachio fudge bar is a favorite. —By Sarah Khan

Food Adventures

COURTESY RUTA DE LOS ABASTOS

Travel along Chile’s Ruta De Los Abastos. (That’s Spanish for “supply route.”) Visitors can meet beekeepers and help gather seaweed. They’ll learn how food is grown in the area and meet the people who produce it. —By Sorrel Moseley-Williams

Roll Along

COURTESY NATURAL SELECTION

Go on a bicycle safari with Natural Selection’s Guided Cycling Safari. The company is located in Botswana, Africa. It’s in an area known as the Okavango Delta. Visitors will see giraffes and elephants as they ride. They might even see lions.—By Cindy Fan

All Aboard

DILARA IREM SANCAR—ANADOLU/GETTY IMAGES

The Diyarbakir Express is a train ride across Turkey. Passengers can try Turkish food on the train. They can see mountains. And there are sightseeing stops. One is in a town below a volcano. Don’t worry! It’s not an active volcano. —By Jennifer Hattam

Let’s Kick It

JAMIE SQUIRE—GETTY IMAGES

CPKC Stadium was built for a professional women’s sports team. It’s the first in the world built for that purpose. The team is the Kansas City Current. It plays soccer. The stadium is located in Kansas City, Missouri. It has 11,500 seats for fans. It serves food from local restaurants. —By Joni Sweet

Fab Lab

COURTESY MUSEUM OF SOLUTIONS

Calling all future scientists! Kids make the rules at the Museum of Solutions. It’s in Mumbai, India. The museum has labs where kids can explore their favorite subjects. That includes math, robotics, and art. Visitors can also race through a big maze. —By Poonam Binayak

Deep Dive

JAY CLUE—PADI

Scuba diving is for everyone at Dive Tutukaka. The diving company is near New Zealand’s North Island. It welcomes divers of all levels. It helps divers who need extra support. There are wheelchair ramps. There are diving experts every step of the way. —By Terry Ward

Star Power

BAILEY MADE

The night sky shines bright at Under Canvas Lake Powell-Grand Staircase. Guests stay in tents. But this is no ordinary campsite. The tents are on top of a canyon in Utah. It’s very dark at night. Guests can get a view of a galaxy of stars.  —By Stephanie Vermillion