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

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

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

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

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.

The oldest active juke joint in the state sustains a niche school of blues guitar.

The centerpiece of the Delta Blues Museum is a wooden sharecropper’s cabin that once housed a titan of blues music.

This tomb was fashioned with a sliding window for a grieving mother who struggled with her daughter's death.

A decaying building marks the site associated with Emmett Till's brutal 1955 murder, which helped sparking the civil rights movement.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.

Right angles in the forests of Panama.

Even with its slightly risible name this colossal cross is still able to inspire awe.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.