An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

These floating gardens show what Mexico City used to look during the Aztec Empire.

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

The collection of intricate sculptures includes one carved from a mammoth's tusk

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.

The now-public home of a renowned art collector is full of unique pieces from viceregal and 19th-century Mexico.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.