A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.

This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.

Neon artworks light up this dark Edinburgh tunnel.

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.

An iconic red telephone box turned tiny art gallery.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

The Greek island's old British cemetery feels like a forgotten garden.

A sprawling collection of books and manuscripts about ancient Greece that would have put their famed libraries to shame.

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

An incredible collection of Mesoamerican art assembled by one of Mexico's great artists.

In a quiet residential neighborhood, one restaurant fights to preserve heirloom corn, one tortilla at a time.

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

This cluttered cantina is famed for its cheese-spiked, raisin-flavored liqueur.

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

The jewel of the museum is a rare tumulus, a funeral decoration from the 18th century.

Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.

This industrial Art Nouveau gem is a historic hotspot for Mexican counterculture.

Found down a long dirt road, a sacred Mexican cenote and 18th-century hacienda remain hidden.