Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

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

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

This huge green space packed with activities will make you forget you're in the middle of the Ecuadorian capital.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

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

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

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.

An Ecuadorian haberdashery that sets the record straight about the so-called "Panama" hat.

An abandoned Ecuadorian prison that once held ex-presidents and notorious con artists is now a carceral museum.

An exotic jungle hideaway run entirely by indigenous Kichwa women.

This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

The now-public home of a renowned art collector is full of unique pieces from viceregal and 19th-century Mexico.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.