The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

Underground monastery and fortress.

This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.

Mystic Incan rock piles three miles above sea level.

This high-Andean reserve protects the graceful vicuña that was nearly hunted to extinction for its precious wool.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

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

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

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

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

Ecuador’s historic seat of government has been quietly looted in recent decades, and no one knows how or by whom.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.