New Orleans, Louisiana
The Singing Oak
This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.
Mexico City, Mexico
Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.
Chicxulub, Mexico
The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
São Paulo, Brazil
A snake farm famous for its venemous varieties.
São Paulo, Brazil
The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.
Cartagena, Colombia
This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.
Zipaquira, Colombia
Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.
El Peñol, Colombia
A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.
New Castle, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Small church built in the 19th century for whites and slaves to worship together.
Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten
Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.
Key Biscayne, Florida
A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.
Miami, Florida
Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
West Bay, Cayman Islands
Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.
George Town, Cayman Islands
The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.