White llama terraces dazzle in Peru's "other Machu Picchu."

Extraordinary rock formations in open Peruvian fields.

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.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

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.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

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

This haunting ghost ship stands beached in the waters off the coast of the Falkland Islands.

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

A vast landscape of craters created by meteorites.

Mysterious and ancient carved standing stones.

Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.

With the Wild Bunch hunted almost to extinction and the law closing in on him, Butch Cassidy fled to this remote cabin in Argentina.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

This Argentinian hedge maze is an intricate tribute to a famous surrealist author.

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors.

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

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.