Imagine stepping into a painting where the colors are almost too vivid to be real—a turquoise lake so bright it looks like a Photoshop accident, surrounded by snow-dusted mountains that pierce the sky. That’s Lake Louise. Tucked away in Banff National Park, Alberta, it’s one of Canada’s most iconic—and surreal—natural wonders.

Just 40 kilometers northeast of Mexico City, the ruins of an ancient metropolis rise from the Valley of Mexico like a cosmic mystery waiting to be solved. Welcome to Teotihuacán — the "Place Where Gods Were Born" — a city so ancient and enigmatic, even the mighty Aztecs didn’t know who built it.