A crypt believed by many Congolese to be a center of black magic.

The remains of Uruguayan hero José Artigas lie beneath a monument in Montevideo’s main square.

Abandoned bull fighting ring, slowly falling apart in Uruguay.

One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.

A man has revenged his true love's betrayal through tears and stone genitalia.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

This huge green space packed with activities will make you forget you're in the middle of the Ecuadorian capital.

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

Home of the "true" equator.

A crumbling cathedral condemned by an earthquake.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

A labyrinthine museum chronicling the history of African culture in Brazil.

This Brazilian town built by Freemasons is full of colonial Masonic architecture and symbolic imagery.

The cemetery was built for the Spanish colonial elite, but its most famous residents were all buried in unmarked graves.

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.

A collection of heirloom roses tucked in a spectacularly beautiful botanical garden on Lake Atitlan.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.