A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

Mountain of unimaginable riches that bankrolled the Spanish Empire, complete with its own underworld god.

The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

This huge green space packed with activities will make you forget you're in the middle of the Ecuadorian capital.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

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

A short volcanic hill in Quito doubles as a stellar observation point of an iconic statue.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Now a secluded county park, this site was once a "health tourism" destination for wealthy Oregonians.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Three small rooms in the jungle house the most elaborate and intact murals of the Mayan world.

After becoming locally extinct, this esteemed avian now flies free in the forests around the ancient ruins.