Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.

After Christopher Columbus died, his son built a fancy house to rule from.

The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.

The first official clock in North America, it kept time for the Spanish government of Santo Domingo.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

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

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

This one-of-a-kind convent boasts a kaleidoscopic exterior of stars and double-headed eagles.

Its sunny hues are believed to have inspired the town's color palette.

In a busy Oaxaca market, a nearly century-old drinks stand still serves family recipes from giant clay pots.

Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.

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

The enigmatic skull gazes out over the ruins of a once-great Mayan city.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

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

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

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

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.