Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

A white oak with property rights.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

This 12-inch-tall wooden sculpture of a winged Virgin Mary has inspired much devotion and countless replicas.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

An Ecuadorian haberdashery that sets the record straight about the so-called "Panama" hat.

Building this tragically pointless stone barrier cost the lives of the prisoners made to build it.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

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

This high-Andean reserve protects the graceful vicuña that was nearly hunted to extinction for its precious wool.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

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

Peru’s only toy museum houses everything from pre-Inca whistles to lead soldiers and terrifying dolls.

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

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.