This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

As one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams this plant took two countries to get built.

An underexplored, 130-foot tropical waterfall that you will have all to yourself.

A small but industrious mining operation that allows visitors to touch precious gems while they are still in the rock.

One family's mission to exemplify sustainability took on a whole new life as a surprisingly beautiful home.

These mosaic designs promise a cure for headaches, toothaches, and colds.

It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.

A cenote sitting in the middle of a parking lot shows the Yucatán Peninsula at its most urbanized.

This necropolis is home to eclectic funerary art and is the final resting place for much of the city's nobility.

Even after multiple failed attempts to be hanged, Chaguinhas was still alive, making people believe it was a miracle.

This mesmerizing statue of a child wrestling an anteater symbolizes the native culture and biodiversity of São Paulo.

The building that once housed the dictator's secret police is now a museum that documents the history of an oppressive regime and those who fought against it.

São Paulo's oldest magic shop has been hiding in plain sight for nearly four decades.

A snake farm famous for its venemous varieties.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

An enigmatic mural hiding in plain sight in one of São Paulo's busiest metro stations.

Its collection details the experiences of the largest Japanese community outside Japan.

A jungle in the heart of São Paulo reminds visitors of what Brazil looked like untouched by man.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A labyrinthine museum chronicling the history of African culture in Brazil.