The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).

Rare videos and memorabilia await visitors inside this unique store.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

Costa Rica's best known combat zone, used during the Battle of Santa Rosa.

Disused penal colony features prisoner artwork, some sketched in human blood.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.

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

The displays in this off-the-beaten-path museum highlight the holistic, indigenous methods of healing.

Mexico’s first and only Tzotzil Maya bookbinding workshop.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

The ruins of an ancient Mayan city, beautifully preserved and only accessible by boat.

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

After becoming locally extinct, this esteemed avian now flies free in the forests around the ancient ruins.

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