It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

A retiree's challenge to build an outdoor wonderland out of trash.

You have to know where to look in this rather ordinary-looking square to find hints of its past as a dissidents' cemetery.

A cemetery dedicated to the mountaineers who perished climbing Mount Aconcagua.

One of the oldest colonial buildings still standing in South America.

This colossal structure and its accompanying angel often play tricks on the eyes.

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

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

A replica of a beloved, delicately-balanced granite boulder.

The house of a former Argentinian president stands protected within a large glass case.

A pocket of serenity in hectic Buenos Aires, complete with a peaceful courtyard and massive library.

Guitar made of trees, dedicated to a man's lost love.

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

This plaza at the end of the world teems with monumental tributes to a problematic history, and laser discs.

A vast landscape of craters created by meteorites.

A mysterious architectural gem in one of the most elegant areas of Buenos Aires.

Conifers from the Jurassic Period transformed into stone in Patagonia.

Crumbling crypts and overgrown graves rise just out of arm's reach in this forgotten Buenos Aires graveyard.

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

A vibrant street away from the typical tourist track, lined with colorful, mosaic-covered houses.

An ancient forest of the Paleocene Age turned to stone.