The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.

This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.

This towering church is home to a world-famous organ and a treasure trove of medieval art.

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.

The world’s first interactive human body museum also serves as a chair for a giant orange man.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.