Places alisonlacivita Wants to Go

The world's most remote airport.

A beautiful little bookshop located in the middle of a desert.

A 63-foot-tall swinging ball hypnotizes passersby, and proves to any remaining doubters that the Earth is spinning.

This observatory high on a hilltop in the center of Santiago got its start in 1852.

This iconic hilltop church doubled as a lighthouse in the 19th century, guiding ships into the port of Valparaíso.

The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.

The hellish conditions of this abandoned mine that snakes beneath the Pacific Ocean gave it its diabolic name.

The gorgeous murals at this open-air museum form the largest street art collective in Chile.

Towns with a resource known as "white gold," valuable enough to fight a war over, now stand ghostly and empty.

A fantastical and futuristic temple of light built from nine monumental glass veils.

The “City of Stairs” sits high in the Andes, above the world’s largest underground copper mine.

A vast necropolis where you'll find the elaborate mausoleums of Argentinian tango stars.

This giant power line tower is a robot that can express its moods in neon.

Visit this odd display of indigenous style in Argentine wine country.

The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.

This beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.

A neo-Gothic castle in the Argentinian countryside.

Massive rock sculptures formed during the time of the dinosaurs still stand undisturbed.

Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.

An Argentinian businessman facing terminal cancer built this whimsical medieval village using salvaged materials.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

A medley of objects that represent Argentine culture, from cars to toys.

You have to know where to look in this rather ordinary-looking square to find hints of its past as a dissidents' cemetery.

Honor one of Argentina's most prolific writers at his historic home.