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

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

A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

This series of waterfalls tumble into a radiantly blue river.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

Volcanically heated hot springs.

Natural saunas fed by volcanic heat.

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

A collection of heirloom roses tucked in a spectacularly beautiful botanical garden on Lake Atitlan.

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

Mesoamerican monoliths and zoomorphic stones covered in royal visages, ancient mythology, and grand celestial events.

Giant kites are flown during this Day of the Dead celebration in Guatemala.

Three small rooms in the jungle house the most elaborate and intact murals of the Mayan world.

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

An impressive century-old, to-scale topographical map of Guatemala.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.