Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

A colorful kitschy temple and floating market off the beaten path.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.

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

An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

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

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

This restored opera house is named after a soprano known for tragic romance, exile, and a truly uncomfortable wedding.

From Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego, you won't find any lighthouse higher than this one.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.

This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.

Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.

The stoutest tree in the world.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.