A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

This giant geoglyph of mysterious origins is now the site of neo-pagan rituals.

A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

Contrary to popular belief, this secluded statue doesn't represent Pennsylvania's founder.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

This small uninhabited island offers Galapagos-like biodiversity.

Peru’s only toy museum houses everything from pre-Inca whistles to lead soldiers and terrifying dolls.

A circle of stones on a hilltop in Peru’s high jungle, aligned with the winter solstice and largely ignored by archaeologists.

This research hub in the Amazon Rainforest is perched amid one of the world's most biologically diverse landscapes.

With nearly double the depth of the Grand Canyon, this Peruvian canyon is one of the deepest in the world.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

Hundreds of mummies in a silent room, some with eerily pained expressions preserved on their faces.

Ornate, dome-topped cenotaphs fill this royal crematorium.

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

The 19th-century vessel floats proudly on Lake Titicaca, but its journey from Britain to the Peruvian altiplano was far from smooth sailing.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

Tucked in Mumbai’s wealthiest neighborhood is one of the city’s oldest and most sacred sites: a temple complex believed to house the waters of the Ganges.

England's only square-dimension hill horse was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's coronation.

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.