Chichicastengo's colorful cemetery is well worth a visit if you're in town for the famous market day. Read More
I took this photo last spring during the very brief blooming of the tulip magnolias (or saucer magnolias) in Washington… Read More
It might be small, but the Templo de la Enseñanza packs in an incredibly ornate Mexican Baroque interior. Read More
The Tejada Library features a massive wrap-around mural by painter Vlady that depicts various aspects of revolution. Read More
Originally designed to house the national theater, the Palacio de Bellas Artes has become a cultural hub in arguably the… Read More
The Gran Hotel Cuidad de Mexico is an Art Nouveau gem in the heart of Mexico City's historic district. Read More
Casco Viejo is up-and-coming part of Panama City. Which might sound like an odd thing to say about some of… Read More
Fort Moultrie isn't as famous as its neighbor, Fort Sumter, but it has played crucial roles over the centuries in… Read More
Sitting high above one of Mexico City's best green spaces is Chapultepec Castle. It sits on top of a hill… Read More
Mexico City's impressive National Museum of Anthropology showcases the region's endlessly rich and diverse pre-Columbian cultural heritage. Read More
Dominating the northern side of the Zocalo in the historic quarter of Mexico City, the Metropolitan Cathedral is the the… Read More
Panama isn’t an island, but with such a high proportion of coastline to land, it might as well be. So… Read More
Dedicated to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Templo de San Bernardo dates to 1680 and was once part of a larger… Read More
It's not the most lavish of the many churches in Mexico City's Centro Historico district, but this church dedicated to… Read More
The open-air observation deck on the 44th floor of the Torre Latinoamericana offers spectacular views out over Mexico City. Read More
The bell tower of Iglesia San Francisco de Asis stands tall above the rest of Casco Viejo, on the waterfront… Read More
Iglesia San Jose, in Casco Viejo and dating to 1673, is most famous for its massive Golden Altar (Altar de… Read More
You can spot Ancon Hill from all over Panama City. It makes for wonderful views out over Panama City and… Read More
Dating back to 1680, La Iglesia de la Merced sits in the heart of Casco Viejo, just a couple of… Read More
The Iglesia Santo Domingo in Casco Viejo is mostly crumbling ruins but is best known for its Flat Arch spanning… Read More
The Catedral Metropolitana in Casco Viejo, Panama City's old quarter, is one of the largest churches in Central America at… Read More
Opened in late-2014, the Frank Gehry-designed Biomuseo focuses on Panama's biodiversity and how the isthmus of Panama has changed the… Read More
With its colorfully painted buildings, cobblestone streets, and Spanish colonial architecture, Granada is a picturesque town that wears its history… Read More
Parque Central is a hustling, bustling center of town. As in so many Spanish colonial towns, the park forms the… Read More
Behind the run-down facade of Iglesia de la Merced is one of the most important churches in Granada. And its… Read More
La Capilla Maria Auxiliadora isn't the grandest or most famous of Granada's churches. But it makes a credible claim to… Read More
The distinctive yellow and white Granada Cathedral dominates the city's skyline and is Granada's most important of the city's several… Read More
Historic and pretty Granada is on Lake Nicaragua (Lago Nicaragua), but the lakefront isn't all it could be. Read More
Granada's market is especially good. It's large and colorful, pungent and bustling. And it's the only show in town, so… Read More
Behind that impressive facade, standing above most of the city of Granada, is the city's main museum. Its exhibits are… Read More
Granada's city cemetery is Nicaragua's oldest. And because of Granada's historical significance, the cemetery is unusually beautiful and ornate. Read More
La Recoleta Cemetery's most famous resident is Eva Peron. But her plain burial site might just be the least ostentatious… Read More
Santiago's Mercado Central is a mecca for fresh seafood. And a series of restaurants in the center of the market… Read More
Ushuaia claims the title of the world's southernmost city. These days its main industry is tourism, serving as a gateway… Read More
Punta Arenas, in southern Chile, reveres 16th century explorer Ferdinand Magellan. A massive new sculpture on the waterfront helps celebrate… Read More
The Metropolitan Cathedral has pride on place on a corner of Plaza de Armas, a the historic and cultural heart… Read More
It's the jail at the end of the world. It would have been very cold, very drafty, and, even compared… Read More
Despite a checkered history, Our Lady of Pilar Basilica in Buenos Aires has survived as the second oldest church in… Read More
Cenote Xkeken, near Valladolid, is one of the prettiest of the 3,000 or so underground cenotes scattered across Mexico's Yucatan… Read More
Although not the highest or even the wettest, Niagara Falls might just be the most famous waterfalls in the world.… Read More
I took this panorama of Boston's city skyline at night from the end of Long Wharf looking back at the… Read More
You'd never know it today, but Coba, on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, was once an important and powerful Mayan city. But… Read More
Quebec City is a kind of Paris-in-miniature, set on a beautiful spot on the Saint Lawrence River and full of… Read More
Tikal, in northern Guatemala, was once one the largest and most powerful of the Maya cities. Today it has been… Read More
Newark, New Jersey, isn't exactly known as a jewel of the American northeast. But from certain vantage points, it can… Read More
Central America is where American school buses go to retire. In the balmy tropical climes of places like Guatemala and… Read More
I'm on a real Caribbean island. But it's 100 miles from the sea. Flores is a tiny island village in… Read More
Just outside Antigua, Pacaya is one of several active volcanos that make up the Central American Volcanic Arc. Read More
Heavy snow shuts down Washington DC, but it also transforms the National Mall, its monuments, and other Washington landmarks like… Read More
Gallows Point Resort on St. John in the beautiful US Virgin Islands is a fantastic place to watch some stunning… Read More
The Hoover Dam was one of the great engineering feats of the Great Depression of the 1930s in the United… Read More
It made for a stunning winter wonderland in the Canadian Rockies along the Icefields Parkway between Banff and Jasper. Read More
There are many Maya civilization sites on the Yucatan Peninsula, but none has a more beautiful location than Tulum, not… Read More
Chichicastenango is a town where buying and selling is everything. Its markets are reputed to be the largest in Central… Read More
If God and the government had their way, Antigua wouldn't exist. But it's a good thing it does. With charming… Read More
Guatemalans sure love their fireworks. And Chichicastenango, in the Guatemalan highlands, is not a place that considers fireworks only night-time… Read More
Ocracoke's lighthouse is one of the oldest on the East Coast that’s still in operation. Read More
I came across this deserted gas station while driving along the highway of the endless flat plains of Kansas. Read More
Guatemala City isn't a popular tourist destination, in large part because of the scourge of violent crime, but there are… Read More
The National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton, Ohio, is the largest and oldest air force museum… Read More
St. John boasts some of the Caribbean’s most picture perfect beaches. White sands from the coral reefs and beautiful turquoise… Read More
Excellence Playa Mujeres resort, just north of the traffic and bustle of Cancun, is a great place if you're looking… Read More
The interior of Old Montreal's Notre Dame Basilica has to rank it as one of the most stunning churches or… Read More
Zihuatanejo is a small fishing village on Mexico's Pacific coast that's just bursting with local flavor. From the beautiful scenery,… Read More
One of the world's most visited museums, the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum has an incredible array of original artifacts… Read More
It might not be for the vertigo-challenged, but getting to the top of the Acropolis at Ek Balam is definitely… Read More
Baltimore's Inner Harbor is a manicured, safe, and family-friendly area of an otherwise hardscrabble city. Read More
Valladolid is a place to stop and savor. A charming Spanish colonial town in the center of the Yucatán Peninsula,… Read More
Chichen Itza is one of the most famous, most impressive, and most visited of the Mayan ruins sites on Mexico's… Read More
Chattanooga, Tennessee, is clearly a city that puts heavy emphasis on being "livable," and so far it seems to be… Read More
The Virginia State Capitol building, completed in 1788, is the seat of the oldest legislative body in the United States,… Read More