Bloomington, Indiana
Empire Quarry
A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.
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Bloomington, Indiana
A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.
Bedford, Indiana
The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.
Brooklyn, New York
A Brooklyn exhibit all about Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding in 1994.
Sajama, Bolivia
A mysterious ancient network of thousands of perfectly straight lines stretching across miles of Bolivian desert.
La Paz, Bolivia
In La Paz's huge, city-sized cemetery, the deceased are stored in rows of apartment-like buildings.
La Paz, Bolivia
Museum dedicated to the sacred leaf of the Andes.
Colchani, Bolivia
This hotel is located on the edge of the world's largest salt flat and is made out of the only material around.
Copacabana, Bolivia
Astronomical observatory above Lake Titicaca.
Sur Lípez, Bolivia
A desert that evokes the surreal.
La Paz, Bolivia
Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.
Sucre, Bolivia
Largest site of dinosaur footprints ever found includes more than 5,000 tracks.
Sur Lípez, Bolivia
This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.
La Paz, Bolivia
A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.
Bolivia
On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.
La Paz, Bolivia
Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.
Agua Blanca, Ecuador
The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.
Cuenca, Ecuador
An Ecuadorian haberdashery that sets the record straight about the so-called "Panama" hat.
Ecuador
Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
Home of the "true" equator.
Tulcan, Ecuador
This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.
Ambato Canton, Ecuador
Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.
Ecuador
A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.