The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

The first hospital in the New World.

Collection of fossils, plants, and ancient animals encased in amber.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

Next to the Malaysian Prime Minister’s office stands this rose-colored mosque.

Two thousand feline artifacts fill Malaysia's "Cat City."

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.