Places alessandralee Wants to Go

Home of the "true" equator.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

One of the most iconic sculptures in Caracas looks like a large orange ball suspended in the air.

Ruins of the laboratory where a mysterious doctor invented an embalming fluid and stored his mummies.

Shop the world's largest number of ice cream flavors, ranging from delightful to downright bizarre.

This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

The Sun, Moon, and stars peacefully coexist with animals, humans, and their tools at this surprising sculpture park.

Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.

An ever-growing field of footwear invites legends and more shoes.

The southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world has whale bones standing in its yard.

This remote stretch of sand is a penguin lover's paradise.

The end appears to be nigh for the world's fourth-longest floating bridge.

Georgetown’s most impressive building is also one of the tallest wooden churches in the world.

The largest market in Guyana, designed and built by the Edge Moor Iron Company of Delaware.

An unlikely neo-Gothic castle in the Paraguayan countryside.

A retiree's challenge to build an outdoor wonderland out of trash.

This colossal structure and its accompanying angel often play tricks on the eyes.

These egg-shaped buildings constructed by Jesuits house a quaint museum in the Andes.

A grotto replicating one of the world's most famed Marian apparitions sits across the ocean from the original.

The humble tomb of an Argentine general, hand-built by his son using stones brought down from the Andes.