This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

The final resting place of Christopher Columbus - or possibly someone else.

Mountain of unimaginable riches that bankrolled the Spanish Empire, complete with its own underworld god.

Largest site of dinosaur footprints ever found includes more than 5,000 tracks.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

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

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

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

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

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

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

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.