Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

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

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

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

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.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

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America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.