This haunting ghost ship stands beached in the waters off the coast of the Falkland Islands.

This remote stretch of sand is a penguin lover's paradise.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

A mummified Spanish monk found in the walls of an Ecuadorian church, alongside a mummified mouse.

These unusual stone structures are actually fish traps crafted by an ancient civilization.

Building this tragically pointless stone barrier cost the lives of the prisoners made to build it.

This museum’s collection includes rescued birds, fine art, and a collection of shrunken heads.

The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.

This research hub in the Amazon Rainforest is perched amid one of the world's most biologically diverse landscapes.

An exotic jungle hideaway run entirely by indigenous Kichwa women.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

This archaeological museum in an 18th-century mansion showcases the country’s finest examples of pre-Columbian ceramics.

A small museum filled with unique fossil finds, including one of the oldest specimens of ground sloths found in Colombia.

From pink dolphins to underwater cities, this museum explores the unseen, mythical world of the Amazon river.

Colombia’s only monument erected to mark the end of slavery in the former Republic of New Granada.

Explore the rich history of Colombia's Indigenous peoples.

A rehabilitation center for some of South America's most unique and endangered animals.

A museum built around a bus-sized fossil on the side of the highway.

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

This collection of ancient, mountaintop, underground tombs was once hidden by decades of bloodshed.

Only gap in the 30,000-mile span of roads called the Pan-American Highway.

No one knows for sure why this town's dead refuse to rot.