A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

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

The celebrity luchadores of La Paz are tough ladies in traditional petticoats and braids.

In La Paz's huge, city-sized cemetery, the deceased are stored in rows of apartment-like buildings.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.

Death road of Bolivia.

While most bridges allow roads to pass over water, this one allows water to pass over a road.

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

A black and white solution to the Bolivian city's traffic problems.

Largest site of dinosaur footprints ever found includes more than 5,000 tracks.

The humble tomb of an Argentine general, hand-built by his son using stones brought down from the Andes.

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