Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

Pivotal home of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda.

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

A beautiful deserted greenhouse in the middle of a park.

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

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

105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

A snake farm famous for its venemous varieties.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.