A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

In this pristine Ecuadorian hippie town, residents remain active well into their eighties and nineties.

This small uninhabited island offers Galapagos-like biodiversity.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.

A herd of colorfully painted bovine statues can be found in the middle of "cowtown."

Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country's last wood bison.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.