La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

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

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

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

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

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

Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.

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.

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

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

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

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

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

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