This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

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

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

The little bear in the "funny kind of hat" has made his way from London back to Peru.

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

A pretty park of over 1,600 olive trees that grew from just three saplings brought over from Spain.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.