This wildlife refuge is home to more than 200 species of birds, as well as monkeys, lizards, and other wildlife.

In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.

This group of small islands on Lake Nicaragua formed after an eruption of the Mombacho volcano.

The crumbling remains of a once-grand building.

Housed in a 20th-century prison, this small museum recounts local Nicaraguan myths.

A full-size replica of this well-preserved temple lets you take a walk through the Mayan age.

This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.

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

It’s Christmas every day at Barcelona’s oldest restaurant.

Dunk your churros in rich hot chocolate on the city’s old “Chocolate Street.”

Grab a slice of Catalonia’s famous flatbread in a space with ancient Roman roots.

The easternmost point of Hawai'i plays a prominent role in local legends and is home to a lighthouse that survived a lava flow.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

A hidden and beautiful waterfall in middle of one of the biggest urban forests of the world.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

How did a former First Lady's tiara wind up being sold to a pawn shop on reality TV?

This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.

A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.