Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

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

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.

Pivotal home of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda.

This observatory high on a hilltop in the center of Santiago got its start in 1852.

A museum founded to reflect on and remember the human rights abuses under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

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

The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.

Named for the DeFoe novel inspired by a stranded sailor, this island is known for its rare plants and extreme beauty.

The “City of Stairs” sits high in the Andes, above the world’s largest underground copper mine.

A beautiful deserted greenhouse in the middle of a park.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

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

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

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

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.