A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

This seaside production studio was built to film 'Titanic' and has been the wet set of choice for other Hollywood productions since.

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

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

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

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

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

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

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

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

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

The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.

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

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

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

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

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

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

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

A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

The largest cave shaft in the world is home to thousands of birds and popular with BASE jumpers.

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