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Gaudí ’ s Barcelona Accessible from Barcelona , Spain Barcelona is a city rife with culture and prestige , a true European metropolis poised to serve as the perfect backdrop for an adventure . There is no wrong way to go about experiencing this city … so long as you make time to marvel at the work of Gaudí . Antoni Gaudí was a genius architect of the early 20th century , renowned for his Modernisme ( Catalan modernism )/ biomorphism aesthetic . Even if you don ’ t know of him , you know his work and could recognize it from a mile away : the undulating limestone façade of Casa Milà , the skeletal-and-scalelike exterior of Casa Batlló and the sprawling dreamscape of Park Güell are prime examples . The absolute can ’ t-miss masterpiece , however , is the Sagrada Familia : a cathedral equal parts Gothic and art nouveau , it ’ s proven to be a religious experience for even the most agnostic admirer .
Sagrada Familia Basilica , Barcelona
The “ End of the World ” Accessible from Puerto Williams , Chile The Antarctic is a world away from our own , a monochromatic alien landscape almost entirely unto itself . This is hallowed ground for adventurous explorers — you ’ re standing somewhere where more penguins have tread than fellow humans . It ’ s not just that this is remote ; it ’ s that unless you ’ re a wellsponsored scientific researcher , your only hope of getting here is by specialized cruise ship . The journey is just as integral to the adventure as the destination . Cruising through the Drake Passage by ship , zipping from ship to landfall by Zodiac and finally hiking across glaciers to admire the proverbial “ End of the World ” makes for several days of anticipation and adrenaline … not to mention souvenir snapshots in a league of their own .
Antarctica
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