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

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

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

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

Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.

Kenya’s oldest town is more than 700 years old and home to 6,000 donkeys.

Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.

This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.

An enchanting rocky island of scraggly baobabs surrounded by an ancient sea and sprawling salt pans.

A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.