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

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

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

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

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.