These winged Maya figures are the subject of speculation and conspiracies.

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

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Its sunny hues are believed to have inspired the town's color palette.

A cenote sitting in the middle of a parking lot shows the Yucatán Peninsula at its most urbanized.

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

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

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

A Spanish Colonial fort now houses an archeology museum.

The former house of an anthropologist couple displays Lacandón Maya artifacts in a homey atmosphere.

It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

Monumental paintings, discovered in a Mexican cathedral in 1957, depict the deaths of some friars in Japan.

The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.