Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.

Right angles in the forests of Panama.

A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.

A secret climbing tree hides along the side of a Costa Rican road.

One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

Located in the mountains of Nicaragua, one man has spent most of life beautifying a massive cliff by hand.

Shocking dioramas of human torture, meant to promote human rights awareness.

A colorful "forest" made entirely from three tons of recycled plastic waste.

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

One of the oldest and largest Buddhist structures in the Americas, located in a peaceful forest outside Mexico City.

Inside this gallery is amazing folk art from across Mexico.

This small town specializes in a rainbow of corn snacks.

An alluring, arid botanical garden home to a bewildering variety of cacti both endangered and common.

This enormous statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe has become one of the world's most recent Catholic pilgrimage sites.