Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

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

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 hacienda that features all things uniquely Yucatán.

This singular broken monument, now housed in a museum, was the cause of a worldwide "Mayan Doomsday" phenomenon.

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

The stoutest tree in the world.

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

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

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

A man's home is his castle.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."