Places rosetatarsky Wants to Go

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."

In this pristine Ecuadorian hippie town, residents remain active well into their eighties and nineties.

An exotic jungle hideaway run entirely by indigenous Kichwa women.

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

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

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

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.

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

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.

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

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

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

The tallest sea cliffs on the Southern Hemisphere are a climber's worst nightmare.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.