Places petralewis Wants to Go

This Brazilian Lady Liberty is one of the few replicas that was actually made by the original designer.

This Brazilian palace island was once the site of the last grand ball before revolution.

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

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

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

Thousands of volcanic rocks carved 1,000 years ago.

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

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.

This archaeological museum in one of Peru’s most intriguing regions exhibits ancient artifacts from the Nazca civilization.

The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.

This Peruvian bone silo lined with hanging human skeletons and hundreds of skulls is topped with a remarkable Michelangelo replica.

The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.

One of the most remote lodges in the Amazon offers rare wildlife encounters and undisturbed views of the Peruvian rainforest.

It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.

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

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

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

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.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

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

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

A seven-story wooden coal tipple stands this former mine, the last of many that once covered this area.

First mosque in Canada, second in North America.