The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

The official Presidential Residence of Los Pinos became an emblem of Mexico's opulence and presidential corruption.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

The underground mall's skylights look like they could be part of a spaceship.

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

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

This larger-than-life golden statue pays tribute to this town's old and new trades.

The population of Southeast Asian primates was introduced to Mexico in the 1970s.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

The most confusing clock in New York.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

For more than 25 years, this Philadelphia store has been offering a wide selection of Victorian oddities and antiques.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.