Places minxlj Wants to Go

Mysterious and ancient carved standing stones.

This giant power line tower is a robot that can express its moods in neon.

Massive rock sculptures formed during the time of the dinosaurs still stand undisturbed.

A neo-Gothic castle in the Argentinian countryside.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

A beautiful little bookshop located in the middle of a desert.

Instead of using billboards, some people here relay their messages on the side of a mountain.

The ruins of a pre-Columbian fortress city so secure it held off the Spanish conquistadors for over 20 years.

The Chilean mountain is freckled with (relatively) small European telescopes.

Buying your medicine at this particular pharmacy is like taking a trip back in time.

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

A sliver of 19th-century Germany sits on the shore of a Chilean lake.

This fairytale house on the shore of a Chilean Lake oozes an eclectic mix of Chilote and German Cultural heritage.

The gorgeous murals at this open-air museum form the largest street art collective in Chile.

This bright yellow bridge is a true engineering feat.

The ruins of a grand theater destroyed during the most powerful seismic catastrophe ever recorded.

Formerly a brutal Nazi colony, this Chilean village was remade as a (controversial) German-themed tourist trap.

Locals visit this abandoned train tunnel where a man took his own life to ask favors of his spirit.

Full-scale dinosaurs dominate the forested park in the middle of Chile’s second city.

This iconic hilltop church doubled as a lighthouse in the 19th century, guiding ships into the port of Valparaíso.

The geographical center of Chile is a port so depressing that it has driven men to suicide.

An unrecognized micronation declared by Greenpeace to protect the glaciers of Chile.

The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.