In this breathtaking canyon, crocodiles bask on boulders and glide through the murky waters.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

The largest collection of ornamental hair combs on the planet.

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

The ruins of an ancient Mayan city, beautifully preserved and only accessible by boat.

The Acropolis of this little-visited Mayan archaeological site offers great views of Chiapas’s Lake District.

The enigmatic and seldom visited ruins of a Mayan city-state.

Also known as "The Book," this monument is dedicated to Chiapas's history of independence.

This series of waterfalls tumble into a radiantly blue river.

This isolated Maya cemetery in Chiapas is distinguished by its towering, colorful wooden crosses.

The former house of an anthropologist couple displays Lacandón Maya artifacts in a homey atmosphere.

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

Mexico’s first and only Tzotzil Maya bookbinding workshop.

The displays in this off-the-beaten-path museum highlight the holistic, indigenous methods of healing.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Circus cemetery for all the “showmen under God’s big top.”

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.