Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The final resting place of the liberator of Argentina is guarded around the clock by two soldiers.

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

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

Mountain of unimaginable riches that bankrolled the Spanish Empire, complete with its own underworld god.

Thousands of fossilized footprints speckle this Bolivian national park.

In La Paz's huge, city-sized cemetery, the deceased are stored in rows of apartment-like buildings.

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

Largest site of dinosaur footprints ever found includes more than 5,000 tracks.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.

This iconic hilltop church doubled as a lighthouse in the 19th century, guiding ships into the port of Valparaíso.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.