These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.

This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

Over 60 chemical plants and oil refineries sit in a 15-mile-wide section outside town.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.