An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.

The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.

Where the White Nile River dramatically cascades between Lake Kyoga and Lake Albert in Uganda.

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

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

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.