Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

The mummies of a fake priest and bandit's wife are among the abundant curiosities at this museum.

A giant Jesus statue watches over the city of Saltillo from the top of a mountain where it has been commandeered by vandals.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

This detailed miniature model covers all aspects of life in a small Mexican village.

Southern Mexico under the influence of mushrooms, ceremony and celebrity.

A notoriously corrupt Chief of Police's deteriorating Greek-themed playhouse.

This singular broken monument, now housed in a museum, was the cause of a worldwide "Mayan Doomsday" phenomenon.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.

A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

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

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

A powerful tribute to the victims who suffered under Ethiopia's most devastating regime.

The world’s largest permanent desert lake is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Drink and dine in a coral cave that's at least 120,000 years old.

An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.