This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

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

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

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

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

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

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

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

The third-largest island in Canada is one of the remotest places on Earth.

Earth's greatest purely vertical drop at 4,101 feet.

After a long, dark winter in the upper latitudes, Yellowknife knows how to let it all out in unparalleled style.

These hellish-looking cliffs in the Canadian Arctic have been burning for centuries.

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

This Alaska library may be the only one in the country that allows you to check out pieces of taxidermy.

America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.