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Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

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

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

Underwater art project will double as a massive artificial coral reef to help regenerate the damaged ecosystem.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

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

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

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

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

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

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Annual rush for a sacred desert lake's fish stock.

One of Western Africa's oldest mosques, this Timbuktu icon has stood for nearly 700 years.

The most important and best preserved remnant of West Africa's powerful Songhai Empire.

Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.