This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

For 60 years, skiers have calmed their nerves with cocktails hidden along these slopes.

You have to know where to look in this rather ordinary-looking square to find hints of its past as a dissidents' cemetery.

The narrowest house in Buenos Aires is less than 10 feet wide.

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

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

The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."

Where sweethearts leave their love locks in the Uruguayan capital.

The remains of Uruguayan hero José Artigas lie beneath a monument in Montevideo’s main square.

The oldest café in Montevideo preserves its history as the city's bohemian hub.

With its vast selection of books, comics, and records, this nearly 70-year-old open-air market always rewards the patient browser.

A mysterious architectural gem in one of the most elegant areas of Buenos Aires.

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

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

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

One of South America's most exclusive resorts has a storied history dating back to World War II.

This glacier interpretation center houses the world’s only bar made completely from glacial ice.

This fairytale house on the shore of a Chilean Lake oozes an eclectic mix of Chilote and German Cultural heritage.