Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The Sundial of Santo Domingo
The first official clock in North America, it kept time for the Spanish government of Santo Domingo.
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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The first official clock in North America, it kept time for the Spanish government of Santo Domingo.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
After Christopher Columbus died, his son built a fancy house to rule from.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The first hospital in the New World.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Learn the history of Dominican rum production.
Tamri, Morocco
Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.
Barú, Colombia
Hidden amid the tropical forest in the Caribbean Sea are the decaying ruins of the Cocaine King's luxurious island party home.
Figueres, Spain
Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.
Roatán, Honduras
This collection of historical artifacts and tropical wildlife waits just beneath the surface of the water.
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.
Zipaquira, Colombia
Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.
El Peñol, Colombia
A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.
Cartagena, Colombia
This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.
Quepos, Costa Rica
The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.
Portobelo, Panama
A mysterious dark-skinned Christ statue has been this town's religious center for centuries.
Panama City, Panama
This softball diamond has a culture all its own.
Panama City, Panama
A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.
Panama City, Panama
A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.
Anton Valley, Panama
Right angles in the forests of Panama.
Sukawati, Indonesia
The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."
Sha'ar HaGolan, Israel
This archaeological site was the center of the extinct Yarmukian culture which developed the first roads and pottery in Israel.
Baalbek, Lebanon
The largest hewn stone in history.
Beirut, Lebanon
Mummies preserved naturally for seven centuries.
Jitta, Lebanon
A monumental underground karstic wonderland is also the water source for over a million citizens of Beirut.
Amman, Jordan
The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.