The place where World War I began.

This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

The heart of Pachuca's small museum district pays tribute to a unique figure of Hidalguense history.

An eerie illusion of a nun is said to haunt this cathedral’s Baroque-style bell tower.

In the 16th century, a Franciscan monk pulled off a construction miracle by building a Roman-style aqueduct to save the town of Otumba, Mexico, from certain death.

A massive yet whimsical statue pays homage to the art and joy of "flight."

A beautiful example of 18th-century engineering still standing tall.

This modernist church's massive sci-fi dome may be one of Latin America's largest.

What better place to learn about the beautiful game than an actual soccer ball-shaped building?

These nearly 500-year-old scenes are largely faded by the ravages of time, yet still maintain their power to horrify.

This active fish farm has opened and expanded its lands to become a multi-faceted tourist attraction.

The realistic reptiles lurk along the side of a highway.

A hotel masquerading as a medieval castle overlooks a Mexican city.

This park's art collection includes a clock made of flowers, siblings in a tree's roots, and a dove made out of weapons.

Bright, rebellious indigenous murals dating back to the Spanish Conquest inexplicably cover the walls of this Catholic church.

A park in Mexico offers all the experiences of an illegal border crossing except for one: the border.

This highly decorated dam is one of Guanajuato's most unexpectedly beautiful public works.

The English graveyard of Mineral del Monte, a magical little piece of Cornwall in Mexico.

The official Presidential Residence of Los Pinos became an emblem of Mexico's opulence and presidential corruption.

This cluttered cantina is famed for its cheese-spiked, raisin-flavored liqueur.

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.

A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.