A collection of intricate sculptures so small they have to be seen through a microscope.

This First Nations monument is a peaceful spot with vast views of the Calgary prairie.

The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.

Long before air conditioning, Persian architects found an ingenious way to cool off.

The darkest building on Earth was built for the snow-white scenery of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

The Swiss hilltop housed an early 20th-century vegetarian nudist colony.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

600 stumps, branches, and trunks of different shapes and sizes.

A wooden dock art installation on Chiloé Island taps into the island's indigenous mythology.

Pivotal home of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda.

This observatory high on a hilltop in the center of Santiago got its start in 1852.

A museum founded to reflect on and remember the human rights abuses under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

A fantastical and futuristic temple of light built from nine monumental glass veils.

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

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

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

A beautiful deserted greenhouse in the middle of a park.

One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.

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

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

A fantastical group of cliffside stairways, bridges, and twisting paths carved out of stone provide a surreal coastal hike.

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.

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

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.