A natural swimming hole that was once a ceremonial center for Mayan priests.

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

Legend says one of the world's largest marine geysers is actually a whale that got wedged within the rocks.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

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

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

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.