Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

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

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

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

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

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

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

You have to know where to look in this rather ordinary-looking square to find hints of its past as a dissidents' cemetery.

A retiree's challenge to build an outdoor wonderland out of trash.

With its vast selection of books, comics, and records, this nearly 70-year-old open-air market always rewards the patient browser.

This roadside memorial pays homage to Argentina's Outlaw Saint.

A grotto replicating one of the world's most famed Marian apparitions sits across the ocean from the original.

This colossal structure and its accompanying angel often play tricks on the eyes.

A pocket of serenity in hectic Buenos Aires, complete with a peaceful courtyard and massive library.

Trash-filled shrines to an unofficial saint known for her endless breast milk dot the highways of Argentina.

A mysterious architectural gem in one of the most elegant areas of Buenos Aires.

Bible stories are brought to life with gloriously cartoonish kitsch in this South American theme park.

One man's quest to collect artifacts from every aspect of human life has resulted in this eclectic Argentinian museum.