A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Visit Lima’s one-stop-shop for sustainably sourced and produced Peruvian chocolate.

The elaborate crypt where Peruvian heroes of the War of the Pacific were laid to rest.

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

A pretty park of over 1,600 olive trees that grew from just three saplings brought over from Spain.

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

Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

One of the most historic cemeteries in Quito is an eclectic mix of architectural styles and famous tombs.

This huge green space packed with activities will make you forget you're in the middle of the Ecuadorian capital.

This historic street in Quito is known for its seven stone crosses—and one presidential assassination.

In 1810, free people of color made up more of New Orleans's population than any other Southern city.

In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

A building that was once a general store, a speakeasy, and a newspaper office now holds a small gallery filled with New Orleans photography.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.