Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

Try not to get lost in this picturesque Brazilian labyrinth of the dead.

Known as the "Finger of God," a dramatic rock formation resembles a divine hand extending towards the heavens.

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.

A toxic lake near a volcanic caldera that is home to flamingos and other life.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.

All that remains of a Japanese fishing vessel that ran aground in 1982.

Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.