A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

This indoor-outdoor Portland market is an ode to the lesser-known corners of Latin America’s varied foodscape.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

A historic Masonic building overlooking the Puget Sound.

One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

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

This mosaic made out of books represents one of Colonial Mexico's most important literary figures.

The former headquarters of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education now houses a muralism museum, including Diego Rivera's first large-scale mural project.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

This immense scene of a cosmic battle between a jaguar and serpent illustrates the Aztec concept of the duality of life.

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

This tiny garden was built specifically to provide a place of peace and serenity away from the busy city streets.

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.