--- title: The Best Tourist Attractions You Haven't Heard of Yet description: Discover new sites in popular vacation destinations canonical: https://time.com/3658893/tourist-attractions-travel-world/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-08T19:36:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:45:21.252Z og:title: The Best Tourist Attractions You Haven't Heard of Yet og:description: Discover new sites in popular vacation destinations og:url: https://time.com/3658893/tourist-attractions-travel-world/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3aa76cb74c3b3e6e/698778ebcd6848aba3098ff1/worlds-greatest-dream-trips.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1273 og:image:height: 716 og:image:alt: Markthalle 9 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Best Tourist Attractions You Haven't Heard of Yet twitter:description: Discover new sites in popular vacation destinations twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3aa76cb74c3b3e6e/698778ebcd6848aba3098ff1/worlds-greatest-dream-trips.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Best Tourist Attractions You Haven't Heard of Yet ## Video: 7 Tips for Booking Cheap Flights [Watch (HLS stream): 7 Tips for Booking Cheap Flights](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/HVvtex7p.m3u8) (0:59)  _Published 2016-01-27_ by [Travel + Leisure](https://time.com/author/travel-leisure/) ## Travel + Leisure Jan 8, 2015 7:36 PM UTC  Berlin, Germany Berlin, GermanyDagmar Schwelle by [Travel + Leisure](https://time.com/author/travel-leisure/) ## Travel + Leisure Jan 8, 2015 7:36 PM UTC ## [Berlin](http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-greatest-dream-trips/2) The former West is buzzy thanks to [Bikini Berlin](http://www.bikiniberlin.de/), a new cool-kid shopping center full of local high-design brands such as Gestalten. Next door, there’s the whimsical [25 Hours Hotel Bikini Berlin](http://www.25hours-hotels.com/), whose rooftop restaurant Neni and Monkey Bar lounge are the city’s hardest-to-get reservations. November 9 marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. See it via a new food-focused tour from [Berlinagenten](http://www.berlinagenten.com/), which includes meals at three restaurants along or near the wall. ## [St. Lucia](http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-greatest-dream-trips/3) At the Piton-facing [Jade Mountain](http://www.jademountain.com/), all but five of the 29 open-air suites come with private infinity pools. (You’ll have to tear yourself away to make it to the beach.) As for that massage: we suggest the neighboring [Sugar Beach](http://www.viceroyhotelsandresorts.com/), a Viceroy Resort, where the Rainforest Spa has seven tree-house treatment rooms. ## [Argentina + Chile](http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-greatest-dream-trips/4) We’ve narrowed it down to two culinary capitals. Here’s how to tackle them, one meal at a time. **Buenos Aires:** In Monserrat, Gonzalo Aramburu puts a “Nueva Cocina” spin on traditional dishes such as gnocchi soufflé and suckling pig at [Aramburu Bis](http://www.aramburubis.com.ar/), while [Sucre Restaurant Bar & Grill](http://www.sucrerestaurant.com.ar/) reflects chef Fernando Trocca’s global sensibility (think risotto with Black Angus osso buco). **Santiago, Chile:** [Boragó](http://www.borago.cl/) is the top table in a city that’s just beginning to celebrate its culinary roots. Chef Rodolfo Guzman turns native ingredients—shellfish, mushrooms, herbs, and highland flowers—into edible bonsai. [99](http://www.99restaurante.com/) is young, radical, and market-fresh. Don’t miss the wild-boar _caldo_ if it pops up on the three-course lunch menu. ## [Petra, Jordan](http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-greatest-dream-trips/5) You should follow Indy’s footsteps through the slot canyon, or _siq_, that leads to the Treasury building, hewn by hand from a sandstone cliff. But there are many worthwhile sites, including cave dwellings and a massive colonnaded Monastery that sits atop the highest peak (it’s a steep hike, so hire a horse or donkey). Our tips: start early to avoid the afternoon heat; use a guide, who can explain Petra’s architecture and mysterious history (we love [Mahmoud Ahmed](mailto:mat65petra@yahoo.com)); and stay at the [Mövenpick Resort Petra](http://www.moevenpickhotels.com/), with a pool and prime location just outside the entrance. ## [Paris](http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-greatest-dream-trips/6) The city’s smaller museums are quieter, and much more romantic. A short walk from the Jardin du Luxembourg, [Musée Maillol](http://www.museemaillol.com/) is a love letter to the artist Aristide Maillol founded by his muse, Dina Vierny; you’ll also see works by Henri Matisse and Paul Gauguin. The gardens of the [Musée Rodin](http://www.musee-rodin.fr/) are intimate and peaceful—and right next door to [Alain Passard’s L’Arpège](http://www.alain-passard.com/), which offers a poetic and refined twist on farm-to-table eating. And the [Jacquemart-André Museum](http://musee-jacquemart-andre.com/en/home)—set in a 19th-century mansion—has works by everyone from Botticelli to Boucher. [Read the full list HERE.](http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-greatest-dream-trips?xid=PS%5Ftime) _More from Travel + Leisure:_ * [Best Places to See the Northern Lights](http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/best-places-to-see-the-northern-lights?xid=PS%5Ftime) * [World’s Coolest New Tourist Attractions 2015](http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-coolest-new-tourist-attractions-2015?xid=PS%5Ftime) * [Europe’s Most Beautiful Villages](http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/europes-most-beautiful-villages?xid=PS%5Ftime) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3658893/tourist-attractions-travel-world/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3658893/tourist-attractions-travel-world/"},"headline":"The Best Tourist Attractions You Haven't Heard of Yet","datePublished":"2015-01-08T19:36:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:45:21.252Z","description":"Discover new sites in popular vacation destinations","url":"https://time.com/3658893/tourist-attractions-travel-world/","keywords":["Living","Travel","vacation"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3aa76cb74c3b3e6e/698778ebcd6848aba3098ff1/worlds-greatest-dream-trips.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Travel + Leisure","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/travel-leisure/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3aa76cb74c3b3e6e/698778ebcd6848aba3098ff1/worlds-greatest-dream-trips.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Markthalle 9","caption":"Markthalle 9","creditText":"Dagmar Schwelle","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3658893/tourist-attractions-travel-world/","name":"The Best Tourist Attractions You Haven't Heard of Yet"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"What Should I Do When My Flight Is Canceled for Weather? | Travel + Leisure","description":"It’s everyone’s worst nightmare: being trapped in the airport after a storm has canceled your flight plans. Today’s Trip Doctor Challenge video reveals how to handle travel problems when the weather takes a turn.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/jJ23vV4Q/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-02-20T18:16:27.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/jJ23vV4Q.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3658893/tourist-attractions-travel-world/","duration":"PT1M2S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3658893/tourist-attractions-travel-world/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"7 Tips for Booking Cheap Flights","description":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/HVvtex7p/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-01-27T15:44:47.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/HVvtex7p.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3658893/tourist-attractions-travel-world/","duration":"PT59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3658893/tourist-attractions-travel-world/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```