This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

Built for the 1962 World Cup, this fully functioning botanical clock is still ticking.

This historic Chilean cemetery is the burial place of hundreds of European and American freethinkers and non-Catholics.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

The geographical center of Chile is a port so depressing that it has driven men to suicide.

Where experiments are conducted on all things wood.

This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.

Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

A mouldering Colombian bull ring stands as a reminder of the country's complicated relationship with a brutal sport.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

A full-size replica of this well-preserved temple lets you take a walk through the Mayan age.

This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.

A crumbling cathedral condemned by an earthquake.

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

Believe it or not, the now-ubiquitous California avocado originated in Guatemala.

A century-old bathhouse that provides the luxury of warm water to rural Guatemalans.

This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.