For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

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

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

The displays in this off-the-beaten-path museum highlight the holistic, indigenous methods of healing.

The Acropolis of this little-visited Mayan archaeological site offers great views of Chiapas’s Lake District.

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

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

One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."

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

These enigmatic ruins continue to vex archaeologists.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

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

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture an Italian flag.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.