This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.

This space-age looking obelisk rises over a city in the rainforest, meant to resemble the local castaña tree.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

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

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

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

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

This likeness of the famous revolutionary is entirely made of recycled scraps of metal.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

Death road of Bolivia.

Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.