The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.

Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the earth's surface.

The outside of this exposed Moche pyramid is covered with striking colorful adobe friezes.

The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.

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

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

This 16th-century church now has a heavenly second life as a cultural hub of Pátzcuaro.

This feature of the city's aqueduct has achieved numismatic fame thanks to its appearance on Mexican banknotes.

Artwork celebrates the local culture in the region around the world’s youngest volcano.

Climb and walk into the crater of one of the youngest volcanoes on Earth.

Located in the shadow of a volcano, this church is tied to the culture of the Purépecha people.