Places tafrederick Wants to Go

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.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

Europe’s only spaceport is in South America.

A self-taught astronomer fell in love with the stars and built his own observatory in Colombia.

The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

One of the last designs from architect Oscar Niemeyer.

This massive waterfront market is located at the "gateway to the Amazon."

This attraction is devoted to the wonders of steam power and features a replica of one of its most public disasters.

One of the world's last well-maintained airship hangars.

The preserved home of the first settler of "the most German town in Brazil."

This "Little Finland" started as a Finnish utopian society in Eastern Brazil.

Museum precariously perched on a massive yellow pillar.

From 135 feet high riders plunge down the world's tallest freestanding body slide at 65 mph.

An art museum with an eclectic design and a scandalous past.

Solitary monument dedicated to the beauty of nature.

This majestic building, where Brazil's coffee brokers once bought and sold beans, now houses a coffee museum.

The remains of a British railway rusting in the jungle mist of a Brazilian mountainside.

These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.

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