The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.

A monument to the conquistador became increasingly controversial in the very city that he founded.

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

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

This bullring in Lima is the oldest in the Americas and the second-oldest in the world.

The elaborate crypt where Peruvian heroes of the War of the Pacific were laid to rest.

A small, emotionally charged room inside the Mario Testino Museum dedicated to Princess Diana and one famous photo shoot.

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.

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

The depictions of slaughter are surprisingly detailed at this mysterious ancient site.

The little bear in the "funny kind of hat" has made his way from London back to Peru.

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

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

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

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

The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

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