Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.

The ruins of a village destroyed by a 22-day flood.

A gem in the middle of the desert that looks like it came straight from a fairytale.

This bellfry was once said to be the Devil’s lair—or perhaps the home of a mischievous gnome?

A former smithy turned cultural hub with the capital's largest mural space.

This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.

Bored potato-guarding Nazis etched their thoughts onto a brick storage building in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.

One of the world’s largest cave systems houses legends, concerts, and wondrous rock formations alike.

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

The stoutest tree in the world.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

Twenty-four works by the last great Mexican muralist tell the story of Tlaxcala.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

Of the many Jesuit missions in South America, this complex is one of the best preserved.

An underexplored, 130-foot tropical waterfall that you will have all to yourself.

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