A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses separated by a bridge.

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

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

The unique collection of gifts includes braids of human hair, a spoon, and a Virgin made of bread.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

A ghost town revived by hippies and wanderers throws its own special brand of holiday parade.

Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.