"Polynesia on the Plains."

Population: three people, two dogs, and one old grouch.

Museum of stuffed gophers set up in various scenes.

Despite being dead since the 1970s, this Canadian tree is kept upright and intact by adoring locals.

This beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

A pocket of Buenos Aires with an unusually high concentration of psychotherapists.

Abandoned bull fighting ring, slowly falling apart in Uruguay.

Constructed on the ruins of a convent, this tower saved countless lives.

The narrowest house in Buenos Aires is less than 10 feet wide.

Museum housed in underground tunnels that date back to Buenos Aires's earliest settlements.

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

You have to know where to look in this rather ordinary-looking square to find hints of its past as a dissidents' cemetery.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

The humble tomb of an Argentine general, hand-built by his son using stones brought down from the Andes.

A beautiful young girl said to have been buried alive in her coffin…

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

The final resting place of the liberator of Argentina is guarded around the clock by two soldiers.

Historic site that showcases the history of British Columbia's fishing industry.

You’ll never see the sky the same way after visiting this art installation in Tempe.

This 820-foot-high spiral ramp is a walkway to the sky.

Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.