A monument to the conquistador became increasingly controversial in the very city that he founded.

The elaborate crypt where Peruvian heroes of the War of the Pacific were laid to rest.

Enormous array of antennae fill a desert valley.

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

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

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

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

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

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

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

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

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.