The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

This hotel is located on the edge of the world's largest salt flat and is made out of the only material around.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

Museum dedicated to the sacred leaf of the Andes.

Death road of Bolivia.

Mountain of unimaginable riches that bankrolled the Spanish Empire, complete with its own underworld god.

Empty since 1989, now falling into ruin.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Where giant ships go to die.

This amateur-built East African church with mismatched towers is an architectural abnormality.

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.

This trio of bronze giants celebrate the influential trip to Britain that led to Botswana's independence.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.