Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

Originally a meeting place for foreign correspondents and war reporters, the FCC remains an atmospheric spot for sunset drinks in Phnom Penh.

The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

Museum housed in underground tunnels that date back to Buenos Aires's earliest settlements.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

After Christopher Columbus died, his son built a fancy house to rule from.

This ancient structure was built by a mysterious civilization that was largely destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.