Mexico City, Mexico
Aztec Serpent Head Cornerstone
On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.
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Mexico City, Mexico
On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.
Mexico City, Mexico
The remains of an Aztec school and various intriguing artifacts lie below a modern cultural center.
Saint-Malo, France
Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.
Angoville-au-Plain, France
Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.
Saint-Malo, France
Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.
Hambye, France
This 12th century, partially destroyed, abbey has had several owners and was seized during the French Revolution.
Paris, France
Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.
Nantes, France
Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.
Paris, France
The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.
Dijon, France
For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.
Alcantarilha, Portugal
This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.
Huelva, Spain
This amended headstone marks the grave of a participant in one of the most successful military deceptions of all time.
Cádiz, Spain
The world's most elegant power lines.
Port-de-Bouc, France
700 iron sculptures crammed into a Mediterranean park.
Aix-en-Provence, France
Balconies that have a most unusual accent.
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.
Lacoste, France
The castle where the Marquis de Sade lived out his darkest fantasies.
Boston, Massachusetts
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Brazil
Unusual rock formations eroded into a landscape of stone beasts.
Boston, Massachusetts
These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.
Chicago, Illinois
This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."
Park Ridge, Illinois
A science teacher's dream.
Singapore
Postal archives over 150 years old offer a window into Singapore's culture and tradition.
Brussels, Belgium
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.