A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Mostly underground in the old days Back in the USSR, today the Beatles beckon to tourists from a wall sculpture out in the open in central Russia.

Intricate wood carvings on an island in Siberia.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

Church built on the site where the last tsar of Russia and his family were killed.

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.

The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

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

An art museum with an eclectic design and a scandalous past.

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

The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."

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

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

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

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

The world's most remote airport.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

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

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.