Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.

“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

The little bear in the "funny kind of hat" has made his way from London back to Peru.

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

The return of something once considered a basic part of life.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.