This huge green space packed with activities will make you forget you're in the middle of the Ecuadorian capital.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

An hour south of Punta Arenas (Chile) along the Strait of Magellan, a Kcymaerxthaere plaque tells the story of Culev Larsze, cursed to live without words in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.

The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.

The first model village in Brazil, built in 1917 to house workers at the jute sack factory.

Striking ruins of a mansion that stood center stage in one of modern Brazil's most puzzling crimes.

A snake farm famous for its venemous varieties.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.

A huge boat-shaped hotel with a blood red pool and other oddities.