Hidden in the highlands of Guatemala, a small shrine venerates a forbidden folk saint.

Volcanically heated hot springs.

Guatemalan womanizer, venerated during Holy Week.

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

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

Its most enigmatic sculpture is a giantess with a ghostly face on her knee.

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 warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.

A small pack of an ancient, hairless breed of dog once believed to guide souls through the underworld lives on its grounds.

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

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

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

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

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.

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

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.