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Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

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

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

Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.

Tucked behind the Institute of Neurological Science down a decrepit street resides the largest display of human brains in Latin America.

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

The depictions of slaughter are surprisingly detailed at this mysterious ancient site.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.

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

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

A series of gun powder chambers currently hidden from view within Nobbys Headland in Newcastle, Australia.

Australia's largest collection of rare and bizarre insects.