This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

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

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

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

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

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

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

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

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

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

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Believe it or not, the now-ubiquitous California avocado originated in Guatemala.

This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.

A collection of heirloom roses tucked in a spectacularly beautiful botanical garden on Lake Atitlan.

Hidden in the highlands of Guatemala, a small shrine venerates a forbidden folk saint.