This Brazilian astronomy museum allows guests to gaze at the stars through their telescopes each weekend.

A puppy slum that protects canines from the cruelties of the human slums.

Museum precariously perched on a massive yellow pillar.

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

Many cities have held the title, but Brazil snatched the crown from Chile in 2011.

High plateaus and beautiful waterfalls frame this ecologically significant nature preserve.

This majestic building, where Brazil's coffee brokers once bought and sold beans, now houses a coffee museum.

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

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

A park with one large cat sculpture and 15 smaller ones, all painted by different Colombian artists.

A magical world of elves and fairies tucked amongst the trees in Colombia.

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

A little known Colombian theme park of giant curiosities.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

Former drug lord’s manor, now a theme park. Watch out for the hippos.

Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

In the most arid desert on the planet, the world's leading telescope allows astronomers to see more than has ever been seen before.

A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.

One of Chile's most active volcanoes is riddled with beautiful caves.

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