Zaña, Peru
The Not-So-Abandoned Town of Zaña
After an epic flood washed away its enslavers, this city has been part ghost town, part cultural wildcard for the past three centuries.
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Zaña, Peru
After an epic flood washed away its enslavers, this city has been part ghost town, part cultural wildcard for the past three centuries.
Lambayeque, Peru
The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan was once guarded by a footless warrior.
Provincia de Bongará, Peru
One of the world's tallest waterfalls wasn't revealed to the world at large until 2006.
West Bay, Cayman Islands
Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.
Gun Bay, Cayman Islands
A massive maritime collision may have led to the myth of a resort island's strange financial status.
Port Royal, Jamaica
Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."
Port Antonio, Jamaica
The legend associated with these ruins understates the splendor of the mansion that once stood here.
Negril, Jamaica
You may get stranded and everyone's peeing in the water, but at least there's cocktails!
Negril, Jamaica
Cavernous opening completely encased in Karst limestone.
Runaway Bay, Jamaica
The subtle interplay of fire and water is hard to ignore at this remote Jamaican spring.
Falmouth, Jamaica
Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.
Havana, Cuba
The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.
Havana, Cuba
No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.
Bahamas
One of the deepest blue holes in the world.
Big Major Cay, Bahamas
In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.
Nassau, Bahamas
The world’s largest underwater sculpture is found just off the coast of Nassau.
Nassau, Bahamas
This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.
Andros I, Bahamas
Inhospitable caverns just beneath this island paradise offer insights into alien worlds.
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.
New Orleans, Louisiana
After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.