Mexico City, Mexico
Mask of the Bat God
This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.
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Mexico City, Mexico
This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.
El Pueblito, Mexico
The ruins of an ancient pyramid built by the mysterious Chupícuaro civilization.
Nativitas, Mexico
These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.
Papantla, Mexico
The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.
Xochicalco, Mexico
The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.
Chumkopó, Mexico
A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.
Teuchitlán, Mexico
The jewel of western Mexico's archaeological legacy is this tiered circular pyramid now covered in grass.
El Rosario, Mexico
The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.
Naucalpan, Mexico
This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.
Xcalacoop, Mexico
A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.
Rock Stone Pond, Belize
An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.
Bonampak, Mexico
Three small rooms in the jungle house the most elaborate and intact murals of the Mayan world.
Cancún, Mexico
A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.
Werfen, Austria
The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
Eggenburg, Austria
Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.
Salzburg, Austria
Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.
Porto, Portugal
Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.
Hodovytsya, Ukraine
The ruins of an abandoned church loom within a picturesque Ukranian village.