This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

Less so a museum and more a library for hardcore Japanophiles.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

This massive metal sculpture in the shape of a folded paper airplane overlooks a Utah mountain.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

This softball diamond has a culture all its own.

This small cave in the center of Isla Colon doubles as a sanctuary.

From a distance, Latin America's first Baha'i Temple looks like an enormous egg perched atop a hill.

A mysterious dark-skinned Christ statue has been this town's religious center for centuries.

A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.

The rusting hulk of a hand-powered, nearly 160-year-old submarine abandoned in 1869 due to the ravages of decompression sickness.

A no-frills, DIY nature preserve manned by a U.S. expat who has dedicated his life to turtle conservation.

A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.

Right angles in the forests of Panama.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

A lonely chimpanzee lures you into a narrow alley leading to this hidden shrine.

Peanut butter trees and miracle berries are just the beginning.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.