Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

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

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

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

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

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

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

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

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.