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

This now-abandoned shopping center in Playa del Carmen was built to resemble a medieval European castle.

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

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

A collection of Inukshuks built and left by several hikers.

Step aboard the first ship to circumnavigate North America.

Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.

An operating lighthouse from the 1860s.

Cascading outward, this waterfall creates the appearance of a flowing veil.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The stone sculpture of an Ottoman soldier is an homage to a lost Providence landmark.

A gothic-styled structure that has been the location for several movies.

A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.

A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."