Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

Located outside Medellín, this Colombian park focuses on conservation and sustainability.

This city park wants you to take your shoes off.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

A museum of memories in what was once one of the most violent cities in the world.

Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.

Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.

A narrow ghost town built onto a peninsula behind a Colombian Slum.

Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.

Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.

This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.