Casma District, Peru
Cerro Sechin
The depictions of slaughter are surprisingly detailed at this mysterious ancient site.
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Casma District, Peru
The depictions of slaughter are surprisingly detailed at this mysterious ancient site.
Callahuanca, Peru
A mysterious pre-Incan ruin believed to have miraculous healing powers.
Arica, Chile
Walk on a glass floor suspended over ancient mummified remains.
Huara, Chile
One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.
Argentina
Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.
Carhué, Argentina
Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.
Azul, Argentina
This colossal structure and its accompanying angel often play tricks on the eyes.
Tandil, Argentina
A replica of a beloved, delicately-balanced granite boulder.
São Paulo, Brazil
Striking ruins of a mansion that stood center stage in one of modern Brazil's most puzzling crimes.
Centro, Brazil
A natural waterslide in Brazil’s most expansive national park.
Sousa, Brazil
One of the few places in the world where visitors can walk alongside fossilized tracks from 80 different dinosaur species.
Brazil
Unusual rock formations eroded into a landscape of stone beasts.
Paramaribo, Suriname
This "witch's market" is filled with Amazonian herbs, remedies, and the occasional libido-strengthening tincture.
Trinidad and Tobago
The site of a devastating modern-day mud volcano eruption that buried parts of a village.
Belize
Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
An island graveyard with spectacular views of the Caribbean.
Chumkopó, Mexico
A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.
Puebla, Mexico
The scene of a legendary hunt is displayed on this building's facade.
Xalapa, Mexico
The largest collection of artifacts from the Olmec civilization, the mother culture of Mesoamerica.
Galveston, Texas
This little dolphin is the first monument dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in the southern United States.
Galveston, Texas
The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.
Rayne, Louisiana
The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.
Lutcher, Louisiana
A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.