Places NicholasManila Wants to Go

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

Part of one of the largest flooded cavities on the planet, and littered with prehistoric animal bones.

An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

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.

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.

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.

This glacier interpretation center houses the world’s only bar made completely from glacial ice.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.

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

Museum housed in underground tunnels that date back to Buenos Aires's earliest settlements.

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

A toxic lake near a volcanic caldera that is home to flamingos and other life.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels.

Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.