Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

A wooden dock art installation on Chiloé Island taps into the island's indigenous mythology.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

An underexplored, 130-foot tropical waterfall that you will have all to yourself.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

A small but industrious mining operation that allows visitors to touch precious gems while they are still in the rock.

This park feels like a lush little jungle full of wildlife nestled within São Paulo.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

Hundreds of thousands of ancient documents offer a unique glimpse into Jewish life in Cairo.

Slum Settlement Filled With Mountains of Garbage.

The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Underwater restaurant at the coral reefs of Eilat.

A massive, heart-shaped, wind-carved crater in the middle of the Israeli desert.

Israel's premiere solar energy research facility provides energy to nomads.

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

Deep in the Negev Desert, the world's tallest solar tower looks like a sight straight out of science fiction.

The remains of this ancient fortress atop a manmade hill look as though they were built into a volcano.

Amid the hustle and bustle of Miami’s Financial District sits a mausoleum-turned-monument.

This statue in Plaza San Francisco commemorates a beloved figure from 1950s Havana.