Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

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

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

While walking down Mazatlan's historic boardwalk, visitors are surprised to find their ocean view interrupted by a gateway to hell.

This Oaxacan town is known for its colorful fantastical creatures hand-carved by local artisans.

In this state repository of folk art, perhaps no piece is more representative than this brutal work featuring the town’s distinctive black clay pottery.

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

In a town defined by its incredible trees, having a shrine in one just makes sense.

The stoutest tree in the world.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

In a busy Oaxaca market, a nearly century-old drinks stand still serves family recipes from giant clay pots.

There is one corporation registered for every three square feet of space in this inconspicuous office building.

Celebrating the famous Nebuta festival of Aomori and showcasing its huge papier-mâché floats.

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

A park where people have been going to feed friendly pigeons since the 18th century

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.

On the side of a building, a depiction of the woman who became a local legend by tossing soup out her window.

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

During the French annexation, 36 prisoners were executed using this device.

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.