Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

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

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.

Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

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

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

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

The stoutest tree in the world.

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

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

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

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

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

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

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

The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.