The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

Diego Rivera hid various people and symbols in his first large-scale mural project.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

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.

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

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

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

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

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

A mysterious dark-skinned Christ statue has been this town's religious center for centuries.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The narrowest street in Paris.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.