A 63-foot-tall swinging ball hypnotizes passersby, and proves to any remaining doubters that the Earth is spinning.

The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.

You can swim in these highly salty, mesmerizingly blue lakes in the Atacama Desert.

Named for the DeFoe novel inspired by a stranded sailor, this island is known for its rare plants and extreme beauty.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.

In the most arid desert on the planet, the world's leading telescope allows astronomers to see more than has ever been seen before.

The “City of Stairs” sits high in the Andes, above the world’s largest underground copper mine.

A beautiful deserted greenhouse in the middle of a park.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

One of Chile's most active volcanoes is riddled with beautiful caves.

A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

Rusted structures stand like ghosts of Cyprus' 6,000-year-old copper industry.

The site of a prison camp where Cypriot resistance fighters were held in the 1950s.

This museum in a shuttered train station remembers the island's forgotten rail system.

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.

A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.

The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.

The abandoned shell of what would have been the Jordanian royal family's summer palace.

Tel Aviv's popular neighborhood went though endless waves of transformation.

Deep in the Negev Desert, the world's tallest solar tower looks like a sight straight out of science fiction.