This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

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

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

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

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

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

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

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

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

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Vibrant street art created with mixed media.

A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.