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

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

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.

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

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

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.