These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

Visitors dip into a variety of pools of what was once ice.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

This space-age looking obelisk rises over a city in the rainforest, meant to resemble the local castaña tree.

This high-Andean reserve protects the graceful vicuña that was nearly hunted to extinction for its precious wool.

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

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

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

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.

It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.

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

Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

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

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

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

A World War II evacuation tunnel turned into a history display of Croatian state and people.

Slovenia's first mosque is a striking mix of Islamic and modernist architecture.