Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

With nearly double the depth of the Grand Canyon, this Peruvian canyon is one of the deepest in the world.

One of the world's tallest waterfalls wasn't revealed to the world at large until 2006.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

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

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

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

This subterranean disco dance club in a Cuban cave comes with bright lights and a dark legend.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

The streets of a sleepy Spanish town proudly exhibit some of the world's finest graffiti.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.