An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Since 1929, this institution has been serving one of the most celebrated po’ boys in New Orleans.

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This immense scene of a cosmic battle between a jaguar and serpent illustrates the Aztec concept of the duality of life.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

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

A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.

Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.

This pre-Hispanic apartment complex also includes ancestral paintings that point to its military past.

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

A replica of one of South Korea's National Treasures stands as a tribute to that country's relations with Mexico.

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

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

Named after a Mexican president, who once lived nearby, this park in a residential Mexico City neighborhood packs a whole lot of history into a small space.

A series of modernist, abstract sculptures form a route created as part of the 1968 Olympics' Cultural Olympiad.

These floating gardens show what Mexico City used to look during the Aztec Empire.

Less so a museum and more a library for hardcore Japanophiles.

This scenic cable car ride glides 100 feet above Mexico City.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

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