Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Escadaria Selarón Mosaic Steps
A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
As one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams this plant took two countries to get built.
Mendoza, Argentina
This roadside memorial pays homage to Argentina's Outlaw Saint.
Ushuaia, Argentina
The southernmost postal office in South America.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
You have to know where to look in this rather ordinary-looking square to find hints of its past as a dissidents' cemetery.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The humble tomb of an Argentine general, hand-built by his son using stones brought down from the Andes.
Ushuaia, Argentina
This plaza at the end of the world teems with monumental tributes to a problematic history, and laser discs.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.
Cafayate, Argentina
Visit this odd display of indigenous style in Argentine wine country.
Ushuaia, Argentina
The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
This beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A beautiful young girl said to have been buried alive in her coffin…
Buenos Aires, Argentina
105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.
El Chaltén, Argentina
The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.
Foz do Iguaçu, Argentina
A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.
Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.
Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay
Constructed on the ruins of a convent, this tower saved countless lives.
Surses, Switzerland
A tower-like theater in the Swiss Alps built to withstand the high winds and avalanches of the mountain pass.
Basel, Switzerland
This ferry carries passengers across the Rhine propelled by no engine or paddles but by the river's current.
Gordola, Switzerland
If James Bond bungee-jumped off the side of a 720-foot dam, would you do it too?