An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

Pre-Incan aqueduct amidst a stone forest in Peru.

A pretty park of over 1,600 olive trees that grew from just three saplings brought over from Spain.

After an epic flood washed away its enslavers, this city has been part ghost town, part cultural wildcard for the past three centuries.

An abandoned Incan construction project left behind a mysterious "doorway."

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

Ain't no party like a ghost town party.

The world's fifth tallest waterfall is a spectacular silver chute of water that cuts through the cloud forest in northern Peru.

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

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

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.

Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.

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

A remarkable geological formation resembling a forest made of stone.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

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

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

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

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.