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

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

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

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

This park feels like a lush little jungle full of wildlife nestled within São Paulo.

The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.

Every Sunday, Bogotá turns 75 miles of its city streets into a bicycle superhighway.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

Explore this massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.

A labyrinthine museum chronicling the history of African culture in Brazil.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

Beneath the most controversial monument in Mexico City is a cultural center that exhibits only digital art.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

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

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.