Towering high above the neighborhood of La Candelaria, the church is easily recognizable by its distinctive red-and-white striped facade.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.

This small bridge serves as a symbol of South America's independence.

This whimsical home made entirely from clay is basically a giant piece of pottery.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

The animals wander freely amid this gorgeous stretch of nature.

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

This museum in a shuttered train station remembers the island's forgotten rail system.