Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

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

Colombia's first concrete structure doubles as a replica of Versaille's Petit Trianon Belvedere and a symbol for development.

This dramatic monument in Colombia honors a little-known indigenous fighter for independence.

The 17th-century hacienda where Simón Bolívar spent his last days before dying from tuberculosis.

Located outside Medellín, this Colombian park focuses on conservation and sustainability.

A scalable map of Colombia with the bonus of a butterfly house.

This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.

Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."

A labyrinthine museum chronicling the history of African culture in Brazil.

Striking ruins of a mansion that stood center stage in one of modern Brazil's most puzzling crimes.

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

This Dakar museum exhibits artworks and artifacts honoring the daily lives of Senegalese women.

A smoky doorway in Dakar leads to one of the city’s great communal eating experiences.

Dakar is home to one of the oldest African art institutions in West Africa.

Qshla Koya is an Ottoman fortress located on a hillock in the central quarter of Koya.

The surviving pieces of an ancient aqueduct that may have fed into the lost Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.

Surrounded by a smudge of dark earth, this isolated volcano sits in stark contrast to the surrounding Sahara.

A snake farm famous for its venemous varieties.

This gravesite in the Amazon Rainforest was left behind by a failed Third Reich expedition.

The ruins of this Brazilian island prison still bear the scars of the bloody rebellion that closed it down.

This spacecraft-shaped water tower is only a part of the mysterious UFO mania in this Brazilian town.