Tikal, Guatemala
Tikal Temple IV
Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.
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Tikal, Guatemala
Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.
Tikal, Guatemala
These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.
Tikal, Guatemala
Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.
Palenque, Mexico
The enigmatic skull gazes out over the ruins of a once-great Mayan city.
Palenque, Mexico
An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico
The former house of an anthropologist couple displays Lacandón Maya artifacts in a homey atmosphere.
St. Louis, Missouri
The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
St. Louis, Missouri
Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Independence, Missouri
A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.
Independence, Missouri
This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.
Ridgedale, Missouri
If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.
Guthrie, Oklahoma
One of the largest Masonic temples in the world, created at the height of the oil boom in ostentatious style.
Ponca City, Oklahoma
This ostentatious Italianate palace of an Oklahoma billionaire is filled with several themed mini-museums.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The largest cattle market on earth holds live auctions open to the public every week.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.