Legend says that these centuries-old trees, which pre-date their nearby church, were planted by monks.

In a busy Oaxaca market, a nearly century-old drinks stand still serves family recipes from giant clay pots.

Start your morning off with an epic food crawl in this market east of Oaxaca’s historic center.

A glamorous octogenarian chef-owner serves rare Istmeño specialties in a tropical garden.

In a quiet residential neighborhood, one restaurant fights to preserve heirloom corn, one tortilla at a time.

Legacy of Isidoro Cruz Hernández, one of the most crucial artists in the history of the alebrijes craft in this town.

This Oaxacan town is known for its colorful fantastical creatures hand-carved by local artisans.

When the wood used in the town's alebrijes crafts started to threaten the copal tree's sustainability, this reserve was set up in response.

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

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

This art center located in a former hydroelectric plant uses native plants to create paper for kites, bags, jewelry, and more.

Abandoned pieces of Mexico’s agricultural industry are the centerpiece of this park.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

A mini-Stonehenge in the corner of the North Carolina state capitol grounds.

A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.

The grave of a champion Thoroughbred hides within the former presidential estate.

On the side of a Virginia highway, a collection of monuments commemorates an 18th-century trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

Take an otherworldly journey in a school dedicated to out-of-body experiences.

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

A lone grave is quietly tucked away in Kanawha Riflemen's Memorial Park.