Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Buying your medicine at this particular pharmacy is like taking a trip back in time.

Hand-made memorials and a wish-granting murderer lie within this seaside pauper's cemetery.

This historic Chilean cemetery is the burial place of hundreds of European and American freethinkers and non-Catholics.

This park feels like a lush little jungle full of wildlife nestled within São Paulo.

A jungle in the heart of São Paulo reminds visitors of what Brazil looked like untouched by man.

In the Manduri reserve of Sao Paulo, you can see the endangered black-horned capuchin monkey up close.

Unusual rock formations eroded into a landscape of stone beasts.

Hub for hallucinogenic Amazon religion.

Try not to get lost in this picturesque Brazilian labyrinth of the dead.

An overlooked collection of over 350,000 artistic works created by psychiatric patients using art therapy.

Solitary monument dedicated to the beauty of nature.

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.