This is why we can't have nice things on the Incan Trail.

The elaborate crypt where Peruvian heroes of the War of the Pacific were laid to rest.

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

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

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

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

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

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

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

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.

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

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

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

At this Arctic outpost, get to know members of the indigenous Sámi community and meet their herds.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.