The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Neo-cave art on the macro scale.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

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.

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

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

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

Though dynamited and defaced, the statue still stands outside the law courts in Georgetown, Guyana.

A monument to Cuffy, a rebellious enslaved person who became a national hero in Guyana.

The largest market in Guyana, designed and built by the Edge Moor Iron Company of Delaware.

Georgetown’s most impressive building is also one of the tallest wooden churches in the world.

The world's widest single drop waterfall, and the two men who legend says went over its edge in a boat.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

One of Western Africa's oldest mosques, this Timbuktu icon has stood for nearly 700 years.

Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.