Rapa Nui, Chile
Orongo
This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.
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Rapa Nui, Chile
This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.
Potosi, Bolivia
Mountain of unimaginable riches that bankrolled the Spanish Empire, complete with its own underworld god.
Oruro, Bolivia
This devil-dancing ceremony now celebrates a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary that appeared to a modern-day Robin Hood in a mineshaft.
Colchani, Bolivia
This hotel is located on the edge of the world's largest salt flat and is made out of the only material around.
Copacabana, Bolivia
An ancient Incan convent on Lake Titicaca's Island of the Moon.
La Paz, Bolivia
The celebrity luchadores of La Paz are tough ladies in traditional petticoats and braids.
Comunidad Challapampa, Bolivia
Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.
Bolivia
This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.
Sur Lípez, Bolivia
A desert that evokes the surreal.
La Paz, Bolivia
During this Bolivian festival/fair you can wish for wealth, success, love, and more by buying a miniature version of your desire.
Kyoto, Japan
Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.
Jodhpur, India
Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.
Milan, Italy
One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.
Seattle, Washington
The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.
Alexandria, Egypt
Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.
Nea Tiryntha, Greece
Step inside an ancient beehive tomb built for a mysterious cult hero.
Naucalpan, Mexico
An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.
Santa Barbara, California
This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.
Amanlis, France
An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.
Pirgi, Greece
This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.
Monrovia, California
This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.
Zrenj, Croatia
Croatia's "hairy stone" fortress is one of the most well preserved Istrian castles.
Brištane, Croatia
This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.