A forgotten tribute to a South American hero hidden in a cluster of traffic islands.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

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

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.

Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery.

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

This former royal palace with gorgeous gardens became the first museum in Morocco.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

The other side is actually green.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.

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

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

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