This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

This enchanting rainforest hotel looks as though it grew from the forest itself.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

The gorgeous murals at this open-air museum form the largest street art collective in Chile.

A museum founded to reflect on and remember the human rights abuses under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

Dunk your churros in rich hot chocolate on the city’s old “Chocolate Street.”

The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

After the queen of Spain had a dream where these statues fell and crushed her, they were removed from the palace and given new homes around Madrid.

A freedman baker’s lavish tomb has a relief showing various stages of Roman bread making.

This secluded village in the Andean wilderness can't be accessed by road.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

With its vast selection of books, comics, and records, this nearly 70-year-old open-air market always rewards the patient browser.