A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

This orchid sanctuary protects countless varieties of the flower, from the huge to the microscopic.

Hidden in the highlands of Guatemala, a small shrine venerates a forbidden folk saint.

Natural saunas fed by volcanic heat.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

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

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

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

The remnants of an archaeological camp stand within Tikal National Park.

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

Volcanically heated hot springs.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.

This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.

These numerous Israeli caves were dug out over hundreds years for reasons ranging from hideouts to burial sites.

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.