More than 40 feet off the ground and running over 426 feet through treetops, the Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden (Rhodes Dr., Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa; phone +27 21 799 8783, www.sanbi.org/gardens/kirstenbosch) opened in 2014. Built of steel and wood, the uncovered walkway is in the shape of a gentle curve.

Outside of Cape Town, just east of Table Mountain, the 89-acre Kirstenbosch garden was established in 1913. Over 7,000 species of...

After dining at the Little Zoo Café (Sukhothai Ave 99, Muangthongthani, Nonthaburi 11120, Thailand; phone +66 92 448 1116, www.littlezoocafe.com), guests can visit a few animals, including fennec foxes, meerkats and a raccoon. The animals, in a separate room, can be visited by only six people at one time. Guests must sanitize their hands and remove their shoes first. 

Purchase of food in the café is required of anyone wishing to visit the animals. Meal prices start at THB165 (...

On Cockatoo Island, the largest island in Sydney Harbour in Sydney, Australia, visitors can watch the city’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display, roughly 2½ miles away, while camping in style. 

Visitors can choose a glamping (upscale) site that includes a tent with beds (AUD750-AUD2,195 [near $570-$1,667], total, for two to six people); a tent-and-sleeping-mats package (AUD650 for up to three people), or a bring-your-own-tent campsite (AUD545-AUD975, depending on...