For decades, the parade of apostles that left the Expiatory Temple of Guadalajara remained hidden inside one of the towers.

This structure was moved nearly 40 feet while people continued working inside it.

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

A giant fiberglass Muffler Man found new life as a rodeo guardian.

This little-known telescope was the world’s second largest when it was built in 1935.

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

Urban explorers embraced America's now demolished first suburban mall, south of Chicago.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.

A relic of the Cold War in Chicago.

This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.

The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

These five houses were built for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

In the middle of one of South America's most historic walled cities lies a bar with an enormous collection of Soviet memorabilia.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

The world's first crowdfunded skyscraper has not gone quite to plan.

This narrow street is packed with street vendors and bars selling chicha.

This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.