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

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

This ancient gaming tool was unearthed during the construction of this former town's central square.

This Japanese-inspired park showcases the city's peculiar trends for naming features after foreign rulers.

A bullet-scarred monastery chronicles Mexico's turbulent history of foreign invasions.

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

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

This clock was gifted to Mexico as a show of gratitude for its long history of welcoming Arab migrants.

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

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

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

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.

A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.