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

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

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

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

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

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

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

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

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

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

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

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

Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.

This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.

Cascading outward, this waterfall creates the appearance of a flowing veil.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

Thousand-year-old trees tower within one of the world's only inland temperate rainforests.

Hauntingly beautiful totem poles left by the Haida.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

Surprisingly Delicious Asian-Style Hot Dogs.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.