This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.

Ecuador's first Catholic church was built by Spanish conquistadors in 1534.

This underwater graveyard commemorates a group of murdered 16th-century missionaries.

A memorial to the thousands of Turkmen soldiers and civilians who died in a bloody 1881 battle.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

Stories of sightless fish and ghostly cowboys are only a fraction of the legends surrounding this Kansas sinkhole.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.

One of the most remote lodges in the Amazon offers rare wildlife encounters and undisturbed views of the Peruvian rainforest.

A peculiarly shaped brass sculpture hidden in a courtyard in central Lviv

This unique Lady Liberty is one of the only examples of the figure sitting down.