Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

This museum’s collection includes rescued birds, fine art, and a collection of shrunken heads.

In this pristine Ecuadorian hippie town, residents remain active well into their eighties and nineties.

This historic street in Quito is known for its seven stone crosses—and one presidential assassination.

A short volcanic hill in Quito doubles as a stellar observation point of an iconic statue.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

Home of the "true" equator.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

This huge green space packed with activities will make you forget you're in the middle of the Ecuadorian capital.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

Where experiments are conducted on all things wood.

Before he was America’s most famous preservationist, John Muir was an ingenious mechanical inventor.

More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.