This beloved, whimsical weiner topped an eclectic variety of Los Angeles buildings, including a Thai restaurant and an advertising agency.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

A blast from the past in central San Diego.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

In Chapultepec Park there is a pavilion gifted to Mexico from South Korea to honor the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Mexico City decorates its facades with extravagant floral arrangements every year.

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

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

Inside the cloister of the Temple of San Juan Bautista is a ceiling decorated with gold Baroque illustrations.

One of the oldest Christian churches still standing in the Americas, and almost certainly Mexico's oldest in continuous use.

This Communist-era residential block is one of the longest residential building in Europe.

This symbol of Polish heritage survived the occupation during World War II, hidden in plain sight.

This former ghost town high in the mountains of northern Mexico is now a pilgrimage site.

One of Monterrey's oldest buildings is perched atop a hill boasting impressive views of the city.

After it was missing for a decade, this 40-foot statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe was found and returned to a place of honor—with a little help from a tropical storm.

One of the oldest hospitals in the Americas is now decorated in hallucinatory murals.

The walls and ceilings of the "Mexican Sistine Chapel" are almost completely covered with mural, sculpture, inscriptions and oil paintings.

Colonial architecture meets urban art in this sprawling open-air gallery.

These sailing ship-shaped chandeliers are believed to have been a gift inspired by faith.

Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.