This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

Scrap material from around Eritrea finds a new life at this outdoor market, where upcycling is a lifestyle.

Wander among hulking piles of rusted machinery left over from the Eritrean-Ethiopian War.

Eritrea's futuristic gas station is a nod to Italy's fascist history.

A little known Colombian theme park of giant curiosities.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

Formula 1 legend Ayrton Senna is buried under a flowing tree in the middle of São Paulo surrounded by the city he loves.

An Amazonian hotel is the ultimate treehouse and provides stilt based accommodation.

As one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams this plant took two countries to get built.

A Tudor-style castle in Brazil holds one of the world's largest armory collections.

Museum precariously perched on a massive yellow pillar.

This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.

A stunning Catholic cathedral built by a curve-loving communist in Brazil’s newly created capital.

An art museum with an eclectic design and a scandalous past.

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, Brazil’s Snake Island has a frighteningly apt nickname.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.

A faux desert landscape in the middle of the jungle that sprouts oases during the rainy season.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.

In the heart of Luxembourg's "little Switzerland" weaves a breathtaking natural sandstone canyon with a mythological past.