A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

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

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

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

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

The roofless ruins of a church surrounded by acres of bucolic farmland.

Concrete pillars provide a beautiful canvas for Quebec City's graffiti artists.

When World War II came to Canada, Fort Péninsule was part of the first line of defense for Allied shipping convoys.

This 17th-century house was once the trading hub for two prominent Canadian fur barons.

This crumbling industrial fortress has attracted daredevils, filmmakers, and historians.

More than 50,000 gannets claim the cliffs of Bonaventure Island.

This permanent exhibition of commercial signs aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the city.

Immortalized in bronze, this frazzled student will be glued to his screen for centuries.

This exuberantly curated landscape is one of the largest sculpture gardens in Canada.

A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.

The little house that stood up to a disastrous flood has become a symbol of perseverance.