Jaipur, India
Jantar Mantar
The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.
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Jaipur, India
The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.
New Delhi, India
Made by a man on a worldwide sanitation crusade.
New Delhi, India
A blooming house of worship for the masses.
New Delhi, India
An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.
Namche, Nepal
Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.
Manahari, Nepal
Everything from a plane to your own two feet are needed to reach this jungle resort.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.
New Jersey, Trinidad and Tobago
This peculiar lake of pitch is so thick and viscous that one can walk on its surface.
Caracas, Venezuela
Dr. Farid Mattar's Monument of Peace.
Uribante, Venezuela
A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.
Bolívar, Venezuela
The Canaima airstrip in Venezuela keeps an antique DC 3 plane in its camp.
Gran Sabana, Venezuela
This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.
El Peñol, Colombia
A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.
Puerto Triunfo, Colombia
Former drug lord’s manor, now a theme park. Watch out for the hippos.
Villa de Leyva, Colombia
A museum built around a bus-sized fossil on the side of the highway.
Zipaquira, Colombia
Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.
Vista Hermosa, Colombia
An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."
Nariño, Colombia
A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
Home of the "true" equator.
Ambato Canton, Ecuador
Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.
Casma District, Peru
A remarkable geological formation resembling a forest made of stone.
Chamis, Peru
Pre-Incan aqueduct amidst a stone forest in Peru.
Luya, Peru
An Archaeological Wonder of Peru, and the largest stone ruin site in the New World.