Each year, TIME makes a list of the World’s Greatest Places. TIME for Kids picks its favorites. This year’s list is all about adventure. There are amazing things to see and explore. Where would you go first?
Grand Museum
See 7,000 years of ancient history, all in one place. It’s possible at the new Grand Egyptian Museum. The museum is in Cairo, Egypt. It’s filled with thousands of treasures. It has every item found in King Tut’s tomb. The Pyramids of Giza are nearby. Visitors can walk there from the museum. —By Scott Laird
Catching Waves
At Surf Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, every wave is perfect. It’s the world’s biggest wave pool. The waves are made by a machine. Pro surfer Kelly Slater helped develop the pool. Experienced surfers can ride big waves. Beginners can start small. Hop on board! —By Nicola Chilton
Witness the Wild
What do you see when you go to the zoo? You might see lions or giraffes walking around. Not at the Art Zoo Museum. It’s in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. It’s not really a zoo. It’s a museum full of creatures that died long ago. They’ve been preserved, so you can get up close. Watch out for that T. Rex! —By Karen Burshtein
High in the Sky
The Huajiang Canyon Bridge is in China. It connects two mountains. It has the world’s highest bridge deck. Visitors can walk across the glass path, more than 2,000 feet above the ground. They can look down into the canyon below. Then they can take a glass elevator to the sky café. —By Sucheta Rawal
Trek of a Lifetime
In Spanish, camino means “path.” El Camino de Costa Rica is much more than a path. It’s 174 miles long. It crosses Costa Rica, in South America. Hikers will climb mountains and go through rainforests. They might see iguanas and monkeys. —By Laura Dannen Redman
Peek into the Past
Murujuga Cultural Landscape is in Western Australia. This area is known for its ancient rock carvings. Some of them date back 50,000 years. They depict animals that are extinct, or no longer exist. And they show how people lived long ago. —By Michelle Tchea
On Two Wheels
The Ratnange Trail Center was made for mountain biking. Its trails are high up in Nepal. That’s a country in Asia. The tallest mountains in the world are there. (Mount Everest is one!) There are more than 43 trails for riders to tour. —By Samantha Falewée
Underwater Art
Put on your goggles! Reefline is an underwater sculpture park and snorkel trail. It’s in Miami Beach, Florida. Visitors swim through the artworks. Sea creatures do too. Some call this place a “mermaid playground.” —By Nora Walsh
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