So the apocalypse is nigh, according to some.
With the end of the world approaching, as predicted by the Mayan calendar, there has been panic candle buying in Sichuan, China, reassurances issued from Sydney to Moscow, and plenty of tourist dollars made in Mayan parts of Central America as visitors gather for a front row seat of the cataclysm.
Here we round up other apocalypse-themed places and trips around the world...
Bugarach, France
Of course if you really want to scare yourself, then head to this French village in the Pyrenean foothills, which the apocalypse will somehow bypass, internet rumour-mongers would have you believe.
The problem is, it will apparently be closed on December 21, when the alleged end of the world is scheduled to occur.
The flat top mount that is supposed to be the only place left standing will be out of bounds, if the village authorities have their way...
Copan, Honduras
Those going to the nearby Copan on the Guatemala and Honduras border will realise apocalyptic endings are nothing new to Central America, at least when it comes to this beautiful expanse of abandoned temples, once the biggest city state in all of the Americas.
At its busiest and most thriving, the city is thought to have been over farmed and been hit by disease, suffering a rapid demise during the ninth century AD.
Luzon, the Philippines
Apart from its title, the film Apocalypse Now was fraught with a sense of doom.
It was shot on a Philippine island, which doubled as Vietnam.
It was hit by typhoons, and the stars did their best to create an apocalyptic atmosphere, with some of the lead actors strung out on drugs.
The stress of the shoot even led to Martin Sheen having a heart attack.
“The horror, the horror,” as Kurtz says.
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