Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

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

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

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.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

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

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

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

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

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.