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

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

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

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

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

The former headquarters of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education now houses a muralism museum, including Diego Rivera's first large-scale mural project.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

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

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

Legend holds that the Ancient Greek goddess of love once bathed in the waters of this grotto.

This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

The only airport with a people mover system designed by Walt Disney Imagineering.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

A plain wooden seat that once belonged to one of the most prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation.

People have been making salt here using traditional methods for centuries.

Built in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, this cathedral is one of the finest examples of Sicilian Baroque architecture.