This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.

The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

This ancient cave temple complex is the largest and best-preserved temple complex in Sri Lanka.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

Known as the most scenic route in Sri Lanka, this train line is steeped in history and offers an unparalleled view of the country.

This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.

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.

Constructed on the ruins of a convent, this tower saved countless lives.

This space-age looking obelisk rises over a city in the rainforest, meant to resemble the local castaña tree.

The 19th-century vessel floats proudly on Lake Titicaca, but its journey from Britain to the Peruvian altiplano was far from smooth sailing.

It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.

On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

This small oxbow lake has rare giant river otters and some Seussian-sounding birds.

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

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

Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.