This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

An epic sculpture depicting a wagon and straining oxen.

This historic stadium was built to host the first-ever FIFA World Cup.

Where sweethearts leave their love locks in the Uruguayan capital.

The remains of Uruguayan hero José Artigas lie beneath a monument in Montevideo’s main square.

The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."

This beautiful example of neoclassical architecture is one of Uruguay's most treasured cultural gems.

The oldest café in Montevideo preserves its history as the city's bohemian hub.

The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.

This plaza at the end of the world teems with monumental tributes to a problematic history, and laser discs.

A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.

A beautiful deserted greenhouse in the middle of a park.

A museum founded to reflect on and remember the human rights abuses under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

A collection of modern and vintage pinball machines housed in the cellar of a 15th-century building.

The site where two doves fell in love.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

The site of the largest mass execution in Rhode Island history, haunted by the ghosts of hanged pirates.

Home to two notable early-20th-century Black educators, Lucy Slowe and Mary Burrill.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

Designed to commemorate the founding of the first settlement in Delaware.