Places riche103 Wants to Go

A Cold War atomic camp buried under the ice is now emerging because of global warming.

One of America's oldest Antarctic research bases is abandoned but still just waiting for visiting explorers.

These abandoned huts still hold the remains of an early 20th century Australian researcher's work.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

Scattered ruins and a tiny cemetery are all that remain of a failed attempt to colonize the inhospitable Desolate Islands.

These overlooked ruins give an intimate look at the Inca Empire's urban planning prowess.

These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks.

The Incas turned this ancient Wari aqueduct into an imposing defensive gate.

Mysterious "dots" seen from a satellite in southeast Peru.

In this mine all the gold you can carry may not be as sweet of a deal as it sounds.

After an epic flood washed away its enslavers, this city has been part ghost town, part cultural wildcard for the past three centuries.

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

This remarkably well-preserved Incan city managed to survive the conquistadores.

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

These delicate ruins need more tourists to keep them from fading away.

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

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

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

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.

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

A remarkable geological formation resembling a forest made of stone.

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.