A tribute to the 20th-century ball that cast a spotlight on Mexico’s LGBTQ community.

A series of mosaics in Mexico City's Historic Center celebrate the Basque Country's "eighth province"—its diaspora.

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

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

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

The former headquarters of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education now houses a muralism museum, including Diego Rivera's first large-scale mural project.

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

The last home designed in its entirety by noted architect Luis Barragán owes its existence to an impressive jacaranda tree.

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

This collection of promotional calendars preserves a staple of mid-century Mexican pop art.

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

Hidden for more than a century, the grave of the Conquistador remains forgotten behind these church walls.

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

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

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

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

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.