This singular broken monument, now housed in a museum, was the cause of a worldwide "Mayan Doomsday" phenomenon.

The stoutest tree in the world.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

This seaworthy collection was sparked by one man's passion for sailing.

A Texas landowner spelled out his name with three miles of trees, a giant signature that's been used by NASA to evaluate satellite imagery.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

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

The biggest drug trafficking passage between Mexico and the U.S.

The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.

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

This giant expressionist head crowns a museum devoted to a beloved Mexican leader.

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

Mexico City's residents are being watched by this state surveillance headquarters, designed by architects with a flair for intimidation.

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

A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

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

At a museum of everyday objects, it is the act of collecting that is really on display.

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

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