This sacred enclave was once considered the religious center of Eastern Polynesia.

Site of James Cook's historic observations of the 1769 transit of Venus.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Ecuador’s historic seat of government has been quietly looted in recent decades, and no one knows how or by whom.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

Full-scale dinosaurs dominate the forested park in the middle of Chile’s second city.

The imposing piece of artwork is a celebration of Pan-American fraternity.

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.

A sliver of 19th-century Germany sits on the shore of a Chilean lake.

This fairytale house on the shore of a Chilean Lake oozes an eclectic mix of Chilote and German Cultural heritage.

A 300-foot-long Cold War submarine floats in a Chilean River as a maritime museum.

A 63-foot-tall swinging ball hypnotizes passersby, and proves to any remaining doubters that the Earth is spinning.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

Buying your medicine at this particular pharmacy is like taking a trip back in time.

It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

Large World War II gun emplacements and tunnel systems remain hidden near a remote end of Waiheke Island.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

What began as a makeshift lost and found, now exists as a unique art installation.