These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

Its incredible collections are dedicated to preserving Mexico's film history.

A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.

Legend says the building's unusual features were added at the request of a paranoid president.

A unique hybrid of fountain, stained glass and monument, designed and built by a notable architect-engineer team.

Mexico's second-tallest monument, now half-hidden in a private residential complex.

The extremely grey columns of one of Mexico City's most iconic beltways are slowly gaining a bit of color.

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

Some charming, but sadly, unloved animal statues call this park home.

A Mexico City subway station boasts a hidden museum, complete with a working radio booth.

This hotel is an amazing example of the Escuela Tapatía de Arquitectura movement.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

An unrecognized micronation declared by Greenpeace to protect the glaciers of Chile.

This exhibit is one of the largest and most well-preserved collections of Jurassic-era trackways in the United States.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

One philanthropist's extensive collection of knick-knacks and curiosities is now a public museum of oddity.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.