Places degan Wants to Go

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

An Archaeological Wonder of Peru, and the largest stone ruin site in the New World.

Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A remarkable geological formation resembling a forest made of stone.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This communist country can still appreciate its fragrant past.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.