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

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.