Places mgraynernz Wants to Go

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

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

A highland eco-park celebrates more than a thousand varieties of tuber.

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

Reclaimed material from a convent destroyed by cannonfire was used to build parts of this 19th-century cemetery.

Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?

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

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

A small section of native wilderness on a university campus

The largest land animal skull ever discovered.

One of the largest Masonic temples in the world, created at the height of the oil boom in ostentatious style.

Only museum dedicated to women pilots, with personal artifacts from Amelia Earhart and other aviatrixes.

A crew of die-hard train buffs spent decades turning a defunct stretch of railway in Oklahoma City into a museum now home to over 50 antique and restored trains.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

This small museum inside a larger sports complex honors the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the U.S., and his life of achievement and struggle.

The largest cattle market on earth holds live auctions open to the public every week.