Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

The 100-foot-tall (30-meter) bronze statue was built to recognize the world's only documented all-female army.

A giant chameleon, with a fascinating purpose.

This subterranean town of over 50 dwellings lies thirty feet beneath the Earth's surface.

A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

This historical house of a British businessman in Curitiba was saved from destruction by being moved to a new spot.

Museum precariously perched on a massive yellow pillar.

Solitary monument dedicated to the beauty of nature.

This museum on the site of a former rubber plantation showcases the harsh conditions to which rubber tappers in the Amazon were subjected.

This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

One of the last designs from architect Oscar Niemeyer.

The most unusual block in Brasília.

A stunning Catholic cathedral built by a curve-loving communist in Brazil’s newly created capital.

The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.