New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

This hidden stream beneath Indianapolis makes an appearance in the best-selling novel "Underground Airlines."

The outside of this theater is decorated with a Diego Rivera mural that explores the history of Mexico.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

Named after a Mexican president, who once lived nearby, this park in a residential Mexico City neighborhood packs a whole lot of history into a small space.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

This bullring in Lima is the oldest in the Americas and the second-oldest in the world.

A monument to the conquistador became increasingly controversial in the very city that he founded.