This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.

A museum dedicated to the German scientist who revealed the significance of the mysterious Peruvian Nazca Lines.

This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.

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

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 large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

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

A monument to the conquistador became increasingly controversial in the very city that he founded.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

This lesser-visited World Heritage site in Athens boasts an impressive ensemble of medieval gold mosaics.

A life-sized imperial army, buried in battle formation, has stood underground for over 2,000 years—built not for war, but for eternity.

A violent name for a violent volcano.

These eclectic homes nestled into the cliffs of a Caribbean island were built entirely from scavenged materials.

Come for the springs; stay for the mud bath.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

A flower grows on this giant stone that is said be able to control minds.

Small church built in the 19th century for whites and slaves to worship together.

Tours drive right past this military burial ground to get the the Shirley Heights lookout.

An imposing statue of the first prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda stands in the middle of a traffic intersection.

A series of magical limestone formations along the coastline of the country island of Antigua.

A park that allows you to get up close and personal with one of the world's largest open volcanic craters.

Famous in both ancient and modern times, the "mountains of the moon" are legendary for their beauty and biodiversity. But they are threatened by the changing climate.

Hundreds of "animals" created from scrap metal, alongside a collection of other oddities.