The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

This gorgeous stretch of coastline is home to beautiful views and centuries-old rock art.

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

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

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.

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

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

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

Though dynamited and defaced, the statue still stands outside the law courts in Georgetown, Guyana.

A monument to Cuffy, a rebellious enslaved person who became a national hero in Guyana.

A brick arch is all that remains of this Dutch fort, once a focal point for colonial power struggles in Guyana.

The largest market in Guyana, designed and built by the Edge Moor Iron Company of Delaware.

Georgetown’s most impressive building is also one of the tallest wooden churches in the world.

Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.