This museum holds the most comprehensive collection of Armenian art in the world.

This colonial fort is an intriguing example of Renaissance military architecture.

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

Strolling through these vintage locomotives offers a surprising amount of insight into the history of Kenya.

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

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

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

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

A jungle in the heart of São Paulo reminds visitors of what Brazil looked like untouched by man.

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

The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.

The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

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

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

One of Mexico's youngest major cities still holds on to this structure representing its short modern history.

An island graveyard with spectacular views of the Caribbean.

One man's fulfilled dream of living on an artificial island made of recycled plastic bottles.

Believe it or not, the now-ubiquitous California avocado originated in Guatemala.

This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.