After attracting attention for nearly three decades while standing in front of a church, this phallic stone sculpture is now tucked away in a campus backyard.

Berlin's beloved bear is immortalized at the Museum für Naturkunde.

Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

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

It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

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

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

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

This high-Andean reserve protects the graceful vicuña that was nearly hunted to extinction for its precious wool.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

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

Mystic Incan rock piles three miles above sea level.

On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.

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

This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.