Cusco, Peru
Cusco Cathedral
Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.
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Cusco, Peru
Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.
Urubamba, Peru
These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Maras, Peru
This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.
Urubamba, Peru
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
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.
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
San Francisco, California
Only hotel where you can legally launder money.
San Francisco, California
A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
London, England
A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.
London, England
The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.
London, England
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
London, England
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
San Antonio, Texas
Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.
Minnesota
When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Seattle, Washington
Seasonal, Pacific Northwest cuisine served in a 101 year old firehouse.