A series of mosaics in Mexico City's Historic Center celebrate the Basque Country's "eighth province"—its diaspora.

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

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

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

This tiny, tucked-away eatery reflects the history of Mexico's Lebanese immigrants.

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

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

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

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

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

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.