On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

Volcanically heated hot springs.

Guatemalan womanizer, venerated during Holy Week.

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

The world's oldest known salt mine.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.