A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

The same water that fills a luxury resort’s pools feeds these free hot springs in the rainforest.

A modern feminist movement has brought to life the mural that machismo once denied to artist María Izquierdo.

Home to works by notable Mexican artists and an underwater mosaic of the pre-Columbian goddess Gaia.

Bold, unapologetically spicy Mixtecan flavors are on the menu here.

The world's largest collection of Don Quixote-inspired art.

Don’t be surprised if you run into some of Oaxaca’s top chefs in line at this family run taco stop.

Start your morning off with an epic food crawl in this market east of Oaxaca’s historic center.

On a picturesque lake island, a massive, “broken” crucifixion has become a popular pilgrimage destination.

An incredible little museum of interior design full of artifacts collected from around the world.

The walls and ceilings of the "Mexican Sistine Chapel" are almost completely covered with mural, sculpture, inscriptions and oil paintings.

A sapling of the legendary tree where conquistador Hernán Cortés sat and wept after an Aztec uprising.

The former headquarters of a leader in the Mexican Revolution, and the site of an often-reproduced image.

A tomb in the shape of a traditional Mexican hat and shawl for the father of modern rancheras.

The jewel of the museum is a rare tumulus, a funeral decoration from the 18th century.

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

Meat and seafood are part of the frozen dessert flavors available at these legendary street stands.

An artist's suburban abode looks like an architectural fever dream.