Places AlexOnAdventure Wants to Go

Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

A mouldering Colombian bull ring stands as a reminder of the country's complicated relationship with a brutal sport.

A museum of memories in what was once one of the most violent cities in the world.

The world's largest ecosystem of its kind is home to South America's only native species of bear.

A self-taught astronomer fell in love with the stars and built his own observatory in Colombia.

Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.

The entire town looks like a slice of Spain that was carted across the ocean and plunked in the Andes.

This colonial town in Colombia sits around the largest stone paved square in South America.

The centuries-old trees are draped with Spanish moss to make them look like wizened elders.

Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.

Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.

An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

This whimsical home made entirely from clay is basically a giant piece of pottery.

The caldera of this mini-volcano has been turned into a naturally heated mud bath.

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.

The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.

This oddly shaped building is a surprising Soviet-era crematorium.

The eerie burnt-out remains of a prominent building where 30 protestors lost their lives.

This stunning mountain lake was named for a pair of tragic lovers whose statues stand at the center.

Remains of a station that only operated for one year.

The ruins of an abandoned church loom within a picturesque Ukranian village.