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

A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century.

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

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

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

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

Hundreds of 19th-century characters descend upon an Ohio town every autumn.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

Some of the best-preserved specimens of the monumental medieval tombstones found throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

The mysterious image is believed to show Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, in a beautiful blue dress.

A community farm in the midst of the Brooklyn concrete.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.