This restored opera house is named after a soprano known for tragic romance, exile, and a truly uncomfortable wedding.

From Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego, you won't find any lighthouse higher than this one.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.

This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.

Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.

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

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

The stoutest tree in the world.

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

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

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

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

The enigmatic and seldom visited ruins of a Mayan city-state.

A century-old bathhouse that provides the luxury of warm water to rural Guatemalans.

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

Home of the "true" equator.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.