The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

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

Abandoned bull fighting ring, slowly falling apart in Uruguay.

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

Are they the remains of a fallen hotel, or the final stronghold for escaped Nazis?

The Estatua de la Libertad stands discretely on an obscure tangent path in Barrancas de Belgrano.

The final resting place of the liberator of Argentina is guarded around the clock by two soldiers.

A pocket of Buenos Aires with an unusually high concentration of psychotherapists.

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

With its vast selection of books, comics, and records, this nearly 70-year-old open-air market always rewards the patient browser.

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