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World’s Greatest Places

ALESSANDRO GOTTARDO FOR TIME

Each year, TIME makes a list of the World’s Greatest Places. TIME for Kids picks its favorites. This year’s list has something for everyone, from delicious local food to close encounters with wildlife. Maybe you like scenic outdoor adventures.

Maybe you prefer brain-bending science museums. Whatever you like, learning about these destinations will change how you see the world. Where would you go first?

Nature Art

COURTESY GROOTBOS

Art and nature lovers can wander through a world of colorful drawings at the Grootbos Florilegium, at the Grootbos Private Nature Preserve, in South Africa. The gallery has nearly 250 botanical botanical having to do with plants (adjective) drawings. They celebrate South African plants and their pollinators, such as insects and birds. —By Elaine Glusac

Lush Land

COURTESY RUTA DE LOS ABASTOS

Want to try harvesting seaweed or keeping bees? Travel to Chile’s Ruta De Los Abastos. (That’s Spanish for “supply route.”) Visitors can get hands-on experience with agriculture. And they’ll meet food producers, such as farmers and people who fish. —By Sorrel Moseley-Williams

Roll Along

COURTESY NATURAL SELECTION

People who travel with Natural Selection’s Guided Cycling Safari see elephants, giraffes, and other amazing animals up close. The best part? The safari takes place on bikes. You’ll roll through beautiful Botswana, Africa, in style, covering 25 to 45 miles per day.—By Cindy Fan

All Aboard

DILARA IREM SANCAR—ANADOLU/GETTY IMAGES

The Diyarbakir Express offers a 24-hour ride across Turkey. Passengers snack on Turkish treats in the dining car while enjoying the changing scenery. Then they can hop off the train to see wall paintings from 3000 BCE and explore a town below a dormant dormant inactive (adjective) volcano. —By Jennifer Hattam

Fab Lab

COURTESY MUSEUM OF SOLUTIONS

Calling all future scientists! Kids make the rules at the Museum of Solutions, in Mumbai, India. Visitors can explore subjects like math and robotics in the museum’s labs. And they can race through a giant maze. Kids even help design some of the museum’s exhibits. —By Poonam Binayak

Sweet Tooth

DANIEL D. SOUZA

At Manam Chocolate, in Hyderabad, India, farmers are the stars. The chocolate factory spotlights Indian cacao cacao a tropical tree that produces seeds that are used in making chocolate (noun) , with flavors like chai biscuit and pistachio fudge. Guests can tour the factory to see how the chocolate is made. After that, they can settle in at the café for dessert. —By Sarah Khan

Let’s Kick It

JAMIE SQUIRE—GETTY IMAGES

Located in Kansas City, Missouri, CPKC Stadium is the world’s first stadium built for a women’s professional soccer team. The team is the Kansas City Current, founded in 2021. The stadium complex has 11,500 seats and food from local restaurants for fans to enjoy. —By Joni Sweet

Deep Dive

JAY CLUE—PADI

Scuba diving is for everyone at Dive Tutukaka. Dives are conducted off New Zealand’s North Island. The company focuses on helping divers who need extra support. It provides wheelchair ramps, and offers expert assistance.  —By Terry Ward

Star Power

BAILEY MADE

The night sky shines extra bright at Under Canvas Lake Powell-Grand Staircase. The resort is a collection of 50 luxury tents set atop a Utah canyon. The area is very dark at night. That means guests can behold the Milky Way in all its glittering glory. —By Stephanie Vermillion