These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

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

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

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

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

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

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

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

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

This house was largely built out of hundreds of thousands of discarded glass embalming fluid bottles.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

An unrecognized micronation declared by Greenpeace to protect the glaciers of Chile.

The ruins of a pre-Columbian fortress city so secure it held off the Spanish conquistadors for over 20 years.

The world's most remote airport.

In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.