Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

The royal seat of Henri Christophe, a formerly enslaved man who became Haiti's only king.

This iconic fortress was once the crown jewel of Haiti's national defense.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

The world's most remote airport.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

This plaza at the end of the world teems with monumental tributes to a problematic history, and laser discs.

The geographical center of Chile is a port so depressing that it has driven men to suicide.

An hour south of Punta Arenas (Chile) along the Strait of Magellan, a Kcymaerxthaere plaque tells the story of Culev Larsze, cursed to live without words in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.

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

Mineral springs believed to hold therapeutic properties draw in visitors from all over.

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

Abandoned bull fighting ring, slowly falling apart in Uruguay.

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

A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels.

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

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

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

A city continually buried under the ash of a volcano that has been erupting for more than 15 years.

The first hospital in the New World.

The first official clock in North America, it kept time for the Spanish government of Santo Domingo.

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