Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

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

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

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

The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.

A huge boat-shaped hotel with a blood red pool and other oddities.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

270 million year-old forest of stone.

The forgotten tomb of the Peruvian rubber baron who was the inspiration for Werner Herzog's epic film "Fitzcarraldo."

The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.

Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

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

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.