A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

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

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Ecuador’s historic seat of government has been quietly looted in recent decades, and no one knows how or by whom.

A short volcanic hill in Quito doubles as a stellar observation point of an iconic statue.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the earth's surface.

This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.

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

This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.

Known as the "Finger of God," a dramatic rock formation resembles a divine hand extending towards the heavens.

As one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams this plant took two countries to get built.

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

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.

The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.