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

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

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

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

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

The unique collection of gifts includes braids of human hair, a spoon, and a Virgin made of bread.

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

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.

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

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

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 now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

A statue of one of Mexico's founding fathers, located... not in Mexico

The heart of Little Saigon in Orange County is also the first and largest Vietnamese shopping center in the U.S.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

A monument to the legacy of the man who created Spongebob Squarepants at the school where his passion for art and marine biology began.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.