An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.

When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.

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

The enigmatic skull gazes out over the ruins of a once-great Mayan city.

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

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

Mexico’s first and only Tzotzil Maya bookbinding workshop.

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.

The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.

This graveyard boasts a medley of diverse and imaginative funeral architecture.

One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.

An incredible collection of Mesoamerican art assembled by one of Mexico's great artists.

This amazing collection includes rare stamps from around the world, including fluorescent ones.

The scene of a legendary hunt is displayed on this building's facade.

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

Its incredible collections are dedicated to preserving Mexico's film history.

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

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

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

A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.