L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

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

This scenic cable car ride glides 100 feet above Mexico City.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

This Aztec structure remained hidden until the demolition of a supermarket exposed the lost temple.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.

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

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

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

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

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

The longest staircase lock in Britain.

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.