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

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.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

The burial place of some of Mexico's most prominent residents is full of macabre stories and hidden masonic symbols.

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.

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

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

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

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

No one's quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.