A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

Shop for superb tortillas at this homage to the ancient art of nixtamalization.

In 2008, this Mexico City metro station was the site of an hours-long fight between emo, punk, and goth groups.

Hidden for more than a century, the grave of the Conquistador remains forgotten behind these church walls.

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

Diego Rivera hid various people and symbols in his first large-scale mural project.

Explore the history of Mexico's lesser-known ancient alcoholic beverage.

The unique collection of gifts includes braids of human hair, a spoon, and a Virgin made of bread.

A small pack of an ancient, hairless breed of dog once believed to guide souls through the underworld lives on its grounds.

A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

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

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses separated by a bridge.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

Guatemalan womanizer, venerated during Holy Week.

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

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

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

A breathtaking and biodiverse wilderness in the mountain setting of Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.