This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.

One of the world's tallest waterfalls wasn't revealed to the world at large until 2006.

A remarkable geological formation resembling a forest made of stone.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.

Fans line up at the crack of dawn for a slurpy bowl of deliciousness at this noodle counter inside a factory.

Constructed on the ruins of a convent, this tower saved countless lives.

An epic sculpture depicting a wagon and straining oxen.