The site of a devastating modern-day mud volcano eruption that buried parts of a village.

This giant Cold War satellite dish has become a symbol of Trinidad's need for sovereignty.

This peculiar lake of pitch is so thick and viscous that one can walk on its surface.

This unique depiction of the Virgin Mary may be the tallest kinetic art sculpture in the world.

This iconic pavilion in Barquisimeto has a roof made from 16 “petals” that open and close depending on the weather.

One of the most iconic sculptures in Caracas looks like a large orange ball suspended in the air.

Massive sinkholes on a mountain in one of the most remote places in Venezuela.

Ruins of the laboratory where a mysterious doctor invented an embalming fluid and stored his mummies.

This former shopping center now acts as the eccentric lair of the Venezuelan secret police and their shadow prison.

The world's tallest slum.

Shop the world's largest number of ice cream flavors, ranging from delightful to downright bizarre.

This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.

This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.

A comic book store that puts the marvel back in marvellous.

If your school was decorated with trippy graffiti, served ambrosial coffee, and was frequented by mimes, it might have been similar to this groovy cafe.

East London art gallery showcasing contemporary art from Europe's Eastern Bloc.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.

A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."

These marks in Myddelton Passage aren't your run-of-the-mill vandalism, and they weren't made by your typical vandal.