A beautiful young girl said to have been buried alive in her coffin…

105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

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

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.

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

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

This Costa Rican chapel is the most metal church in the world, literally.

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

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

A short volcanic hill in Quito doubles as a stellar observation point of an iconic statue.

This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.

This historic street in Quito is known for its seven stone crosses—and one presidential assassination.

This 12-inch-tall wooden sculpture of a winged Virgin Mary has inspired much devotion and countless replicas.

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

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