Conifers from the Jurassic Period transformed into stone in Patagonia.

An ancient forest of the Paleocene Age turned to stone.

Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.

A beautiful deserted greenhouse in the middle of a park.

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

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

A faux desert landscape in the middle of the jungle that sprouts oases during the rainy season.

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

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

Half curiosity cabinet, half late night hotspot, this Brazilian bar is helping turn a dangerous neighborhood around.

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

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

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

Something about this Brazilian city is slightly askew... literally.

This attraction is devoted to the wonders of steam power and features a replica of one of its most public disasters.

A puppy slum that protects canines from the cruelties of the human slums.

Museum housed in underground tunnels that date back to Buenos Aires's earliest settlements.

105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.

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

A beautiful young girl said to have been buried alive in her coffin…

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

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

A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels.