The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This stunning waterfall is the backdrop to a site that has seen continuous human habitation for 250,000 years.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

Its tremendous toad is actually a five-story museum and viewing platform.

Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.

The jewel of western Mexico's archaeological legacy is this tiered circular pyramid now covered in grass.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

These broken shards of ancient ruin may hide an ancient pyramid.

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

This monument sits at the foot of a mountain from which legend says enslaved people jumped to their deaths.

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

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

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

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

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

The enigmatic and seldom visited ruins of a Mayan city-state.

The stoutest tree in the world.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

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

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