This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.

Its sunny hues are believed to have inspired the town's color palette.

In the middle of this historic colonial city resides a modernist government building known as the UFO.

Half-hidden by grassy slopes, this striking Spanish colonial fort is now a museum of underwater archaeology.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

WWI hospital ship lost in a cyclone turns up on the coast of Fraser Island, where she remains rusted and forgotten.

The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.

The largest collection of Indigenous Australian artifacts in the world, and the rare museum where wood-and-glass cabinets have trumped interactive exhibits.

The colony of South Australia was proclaimed on a hot December day under a distinctively arched gum tree.

The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."

This fountain was once heralded as the largest in the world.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

These post boxes from a bygone era have been the source of controversy and debate.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Liechtenstein's royal family calls this medieval alpine castle home.

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

The second-highest train station in Europe.

Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.