Places yaz999 Wants to Go

This iconic hilltop church doubled as a lighthouse in the 19th century, guiding ships into the port of Valparaíso.

A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.

A whimsical European-style chateau that calls the coast of Chile home.

The ruins of a grand theater destroyed during the most powerful seismic catastrophe ever recorded.

The world's most remote airport.

One of the world's most advanced radio observatories sprawls across the Atacama Desert.

This enchanting rainforest hotel looks as though it grew from the forest itself.

The hellish conditions of this abandoned mine that snakes beneath the Pacific Ocean gave it its diabolic name.

You can swim in these highly salty, mesmerizingly blue lakes in the Atacama Desert.

One of Chile's most active volcanoes is riddled with beautiful caves.

A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

A replica of a famous Greek statue adorns the front of the unusual home of architect and alchemist Humberto Pittamiglio.

This beautiful example of neoclassical architecture is one of Uruguay's most treasured cultural gems.

Where sweethearts leave their love locks in the Uruguayan capital.

The oldest café in Montevideo preserves its history as the city's bohemian hub.

The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."

A beautiful museum filled with thousands of chairs.

An unlikely neo-Gothic castle in the Paraguayan countryside.

This abandoned Antarctic research station is a Soviet ghost frozen in time.

Russian Orthodox church built on an Antarctic island.

Naked scientists race around the pole in the frigid cold to try to join Antarctica's exclusive 300 Club.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.