Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

Mexico’s first synagogue set up by and for the Ashkenazi Jewish community.

Works from the golden age of Mexican muralism can be found inside a typical city market.

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

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

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

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

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

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

This cluttered cantina is famed for its cheese-spiked, raisin-flavored liqueur.

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

This 28-foot-tall milk can contains one of the most whimsical ice cream parlors in town.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.