A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

An enormous, 30-story-deep hole in the middle of Guatemala City.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

An impressive century-old, to-scale topographical map of Guatemala.

A collection of heirloom roses tucked in a spectacularly beautiful botanical garden on Lake Atitlan.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

Volcanically heated hot springs.

Mesoamerican monoliths and zoomorphic stones covered in royal visages, ancient mythology, and grand celestial events.

This orchid sanctuary protects countless varieties of the flower, from the huge to the microscopic.

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

It's not quite as old as its Roman appearance suggests, but this piece of infrastructure served Guatemala City for centuries.

Believe it or not, the now-ubiquitous California avocado originated in Guatemala.