Places mossenmoons Wants to Go

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

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

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

The hellish conditions of this abandoned mine that snakes beneath the Pacific Ocean gave it its diabolic name.

Towns with a resource known as "white gold," valuable enough to fight a war over, now stand ghostly and empty.

You can swim in these highly salty, mesmerizingly blue lakes in the Atacama Desert.

Named for the DeFoe novel inspired by a stranded sailor, this island is known for its rare plants and extreme beauty.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

This enchanting rainforest hotel looks as though it grew from the forest itself.

The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.

One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.

In the most arid desert on the planet, the world's leading telescope allows astronomers to see more than has ever been seen before.

The “City of Stairs” sits high in the Andes, above the world’s largest underground copper mine.

One of Chile's most active volcanoes is riddled with beautiful caves.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

A beautiful deserted greenhouse in the middle of a park.

A fantastical group of cliffside stairways, bridges, and twisting paths carved out of stone provide a surreal coastal hike.

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.