An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

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

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

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

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

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

This ancient structure was built by a mysterious civilization that was largely destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

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

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.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

The world's largest wooden structure.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.