Places Alpy Wants to Go

Mountain of unimaginable riches that bankrolled the Spanish Empire, complete with its own underworld god.

Museum dedicated to the sacred leaf of the Andes.

In La Paz's huge, city-sized cemetery, the deceased are stored in rows of apartment-like buildings.

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.

Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.

A memorial to the victims of Argentina's "Dirty War."

The oldest café in Montevideo preserves its history as the city's bohemian hub.

A replica of a famous Greek statue adorns the front of the unusual home of architect and alchemist Humberto Pittamiglio.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

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

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

The Vatican's secret porn-festooned bathroom was painted in erotic murals by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.

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

A vibrant street away from the typical tourist track, lined with colorful, mosaic-covered houses.

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

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels.

Wash down heaping platters of meze with raki at one of the city's best taverns.

Homesick Syrian refugees head to this restaurant for a taste of Damascus.

Come for the whole sides of slow-roasted lamb, stay for the regional Kurdish specialties.

This Michelin-starred restaurant sheds light on a rare period of cultural and culinary tolerance in Cordoba’s past.