Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

This unique competition celebrates an American Indian and Canadian First Nation cultural tradition.

This striking church was built from a Frank Lloyd Wright design more than a decade after the master architect's death.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

Arizona's first government hub is a rustic cabin now preserved as part of a historical museum.

This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

Inside the cloister of the Temple of San Juan Bautista is a ceiling decorated with gold Baroque illustrations.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

Legend says the building's unusual features were added at the request of a paranoid president.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.

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

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

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

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

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

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

This immense scene of a cosmic battle between a jaguar and serpent illustrates the Aztec concept of the duality of life.

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