A remote one-room schoolhouse on Catalina Island, once a lifeline for local children, now abandoned.

This crumbling warehouse was once the third-largest cannery in the U.S. and the first in the world to can green asparagus.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

This elevated footbridge has become a focal point for planespotting in Mexico City.

Museum housed in underground tunnels that date back to Buenos Aires's earliest settlements.

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

The private collection of tile gathered by an architect over 40 years.

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

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

A replica of a famous Greek statue adorns the front of the unusual home of architect and alchemist Humberto Pittamiglio.

Where sweethearts leave their love locks in the Uruguayan capital.

Constructed on the ruins of a convent, this tower saved countless lives.

A beautiful young girl said to have been buried alive in her coffin…

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

The humble tomb of an Argentine general, hand-built by his son using stones brought down from the Andes.

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

105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

From a 1930s bathing beach to a 1970s dumping ground, this stretch of Buenos Aires is now its largest and wildest reserve.

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

The narrowest house in Buenos Aires is less than 10 feet wide.

Building this tragically pointless stone barrier cost the lives of the prisoners made to build it.

This 12-inch-tall wooden sculpture of a winged Virgin Mary has inspired much devotion and countless replicas.