A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.

Legend says one of the world's largest marine geysers is actually a whale that got wedged within the rocks.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks.

Ancient Peruvian fertility temple or modern money-making hoax? Either way these monoliths still look like penises.

On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.

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

Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

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

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

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.