In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.

In the middle of one of South America's most historic walled cities lies a bar with an enormous collection of Soviet memorabilia.

Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.

An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

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

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

The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

This beautiful example of neoclassical architecture is one of Uruguay's most treasured cultural gems.

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