This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.

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

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

This former 17th-century church now houses a university's public library along with several mural masterworks.

A sculpture dedicated to the trade that gave the town its name.

Resembling a 15th century medieval fortress, this home once belonged to a legend of Mexican cinema.

A statue of the formerly enslaved person considered "the first liberator of the Americas" stands in the town named after him.

A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.

An archaeological museum at the Aztec pyramid displays signs of the New Fire ritual performed every 52 years.

Outside a market, beautiful murals pay tribute to fruit sellers and farmers, as well as a few legendary artists.

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

The walls of a colonial-era fort encircle a small, tropical assortment of plant life.

Mexico’s first and only Tzotzil Maya bookbinding workshop.

This spot along the 23.5 degree north parallel marks the northern boundary of the tropics.

This small museum holds a treasure trove of ceramic figures that are either a hoax or proof of dragons, aliens, and dinosaur riders.

A close look at the church's walls reveals pieces of Mexico's history.

It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.

This clock was gifted to Mexico as a show of gratitude for its long history of welcoming Arab migrants.

During its heyday, the massive estate boasted its own railroad station and post office.