Teuchitlán, Mexico
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The jewel of western Mexico's archaeological legacy is this tiered circular pyramid now covered in grass.
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Teuchitlán, Mexico
The jewel of western Mexico's archaeological legacy is this tiered circular pyramid now covered in grass.
Ajijic, Mexico
The corner walls of a primary school showcase a Mexican version of memento mori.
Banff, Alberta
The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.
Guadalajara, Mexico
A beautiful and controversial modern sculpture that alludes to the Aztec past identity of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the phenomenon of syncretism.
Guadalajara, Mexico
For decades, the parade of apostles that left the Expiatory Temple of Guadalajara remained hidden inside one of the towers.
London, England
This statue in Holland Park might be one of London’s oldest outdoor statues, but its exact origins are unknown.
Gmunden, Austria
These are probably the most beautifully crafted toilets you've ever seen.
Cedar Crest, New Mexico
Mysterious markers have been giving the public a lesson in dendrochronology for over a century.
Madrid, Spain
Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.
Oegstgeest, Netherlands
The world’s first interactive human body museum also serves as a chair for a giant orange man.
Kyoto, Japan
The first location of the eventual video game giant.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.
Emporia, Kansas
A park to honor all U.S. Armed Forces veterans, and Emporia's status as the founding city of Veterans Day.
Rochester, New York
A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.
Sakura, Japan
They say the internet is forever but just in case, the shiba inu behind an iconic meme has been immortalized in bronze.
Klaipėda, Lithuania
A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.
San Francisco, California
This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.
Baltimore, Maryland
This small museum celebrates the history of the Ouija board and its connection to the city of Baltimore.
San Salvador, El Salvador
Padre Delgado, a leader in the fight for Salvadoran independence, is buried in this stunning Brutalist cathedral.
Sendai, Japan
A 20,000-year-old fossilized forest is preserved at this unique museum.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.
Somerset, Kentucky
The collection of a paranormal investigator who traveled the country collecting haunted items and stories.
Henderson, Nevada
Clark County Museum has created an entire street of historically important buildings relocated from various other locations within the county.