Places relizh Wants to Go

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

This antique rail car has been reborn as an urban cafe.

Enormous array of antennae fill a desert valley.

The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

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

A kitschy Italian medieval-style castle incongruously located amidst one of the most historic towns in the Peruvian Amazon.

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

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

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

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

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

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

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

White llama terraces dazzle in Peru's "other Machu Picchu."

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

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

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

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

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

It took over 100 years to decode this enigmatic epitaph for two buried brides.