A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.

This bronze statue was dedicated to a 1966 Beatles hit.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.

The 19th-century hacienda house is filled with Aztec sculptures.

An archaeological museum at the Aztec pyramid displays signs of the New Fire ritual performed every 52 years.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

In 2008, this Mexico City metro station was the site of an hours-long fight between emo, punk, and goth groups.

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

The former Mexican president kept the bullets that killed his predecessor on display in his home, now a museum.

A replica of one of South Korea's National Treasures stands as a tribute to that country's relations with Mexico.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

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

A tribute to the 20th-century ball that cast a spotlight on Mexico’s LGBTQ community.

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

A statue in Balderas subway station honors the rock star who wrote about it in a song.

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

This stately clock was gifted from China's last imperial government to the people of Mexico.