This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

This fascinating and poignant museum chronicles every imaginable aspect of Spanish colonialism in the Americas.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

Just like in Hollywood, Madrid has also a forgotten walk of fame.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

A mysterious architectural gem in one of the most elegant areas of Buenos Aires.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

The humble tomb of an Argentine general, hand-built by his son using stones brought down from the Andes.

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

This beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.

The world's most remote airport.

In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

The “City of Stairs” sits high in the Andes, above the world’s largest underground copper mine.

This iconic hilltop church doubled as a lighthouse in the 19th century, guiding ships into the port of Valparaíso.

Built for the 1962 World Cup, this fully functioning botanical clock is still ticking.

Buying your medicine at this particular pharmacy is like taking a trip back in time.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.