This immense scene of a cosmic battle between a jaguar and serpent illustrates the Aztec concept of the duality of life.

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

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

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

This environmental engineering marvel keeps salt water from the Elizabeth River.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

An active seahorse farm is currently saving Tasmania's handfish from extinction.