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Capilla de la Conchita (Church of the Immaculate Conception)

Mexico City, Mexico

Capilla de la Conchita (Church of the Immaculate Conception)

One of the oldest Christian churches still standing in the Americas, and almost certainly Mexico's oldest in continuous use.

La Muelita (The Little Molar)

Mexico City, Mexico

La Muelita (The Little Molar)

A small building that loosely resembles a tooth is appropriately used as a dentist office.

Parroquia de la Divina Providencia (Parish of Divine Providence)

Mexico City, Mexico

Parroquia de la Divina Providencia (Parish of Divine Providence)

One of the best examples of Modernist religious architecture in Mexico City.

Teatro de los Insurgentes

Mexico City, Mexico

Teatro de los Insurgentes

The outside of this theater is decorated with a Diego Rivera mural that explores the history of Mexico.

Dulcería de Celaya is an architectural gem as well.

Mexico City, Mexico

Dulcería de Celaya

Sample sweets at an Art Nouveau candy shop that's been in business since 1874.

Tío Pepe Sign

Madrid, Spain

Tío Pepe Sign

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

Kilometre Zero

Madrid, Spain

Kilometre Zero

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

The Witches Sabbath.

Madrid, Spain

'Witches' Sabbath (The Great He-Goat)'

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

Pretty stunning for 250 years old

Madrid, Spain

Real Jardin Botanico

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

Cats lounging on ancient architecture

Rome, Italy

Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Three levels of shopping stacked on top of one another, built above the world's largest underground aquarium, and centered around a full-blown indoor amusement park.

Bloomington, Minnesota

The Mall of America

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

The Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in Como Park, built in 1915.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Marjorie McNeely Conservatory (Como Park)

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

Aquatic stamps.

Oaxaca, Mexico

Museo de Filatelia de Oaxaca

This amazing collection includes rare stamps from around the world, including fluorescent ones.

Tobacco boxes

Mexico City, Mexico

Franz Mayer Museum Silver Collection

A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century.

Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery

New York, New York

Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Personal gadgets for sale in Akihabara around 2008.

Tokyo, Japan

Akihabara Electric Town

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Godzilla in Shinjuku, taken March 2020.

Tokyo, Japan

Godzilla Head

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Tōdai-ji Daibutsuden (The Great Buddha Hall)

Nara, Japan

Tōdai-ji Daibutsuden (The Great Buddha Hall)

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Reunification Palace

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Reunification Palace

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

Saigon Central Post Office.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Saigon Central Post Office

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Cu Chi Tunnels

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Cu Chi Tunnels

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

Edificio Celanese

Mexico City, Mexico

Edificio Celanese

This striking building appears to defy gravity, a tower balancing atop a much smaller cube.

Reloj Chino

Mexico City, Mexico

Reloj Chino (Chinese Clock)

This stately clock was gifted from China's last imperial government to the people of Mexico.

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