Places holltrassel Wants to Go

Three small rooms in the jungle house the most elaborate and intact murals of the Mayan world.

One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."

A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

A field of whimsical floats, where all of your favorite childhood stories have been put out to pasture.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

Found down a long dirt road, a sacred Mexican cenote and 18th-century hacienda remain hidden.

It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.

These winged Maya figures are the subject of speculation and conspiracies.

Take a dip beneath the stalactites in this amazing cenote.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.

One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.