Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

A three-tiered waterfall plummets from a mountain cave with amazing views over the countryside.

The world's largest ecosystem of its kind is home to South America's only native species of bear.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

This museum covers 10,000 years of Pre-Columbian Latin American history.

Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.

A beautiful deserted greenhouse in the middle of a park.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

The ruins of Vancouver's abandoned heritage railway.

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

The world's largest and most outstanding marl lake regularly changes color.

Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Largest site of dinosaur footprints ever found includes more than 5,000 tracks.