A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

The world's most elegant power lines.

The world's largest wooden structure.

The extensive relics of an ancient Roman and Phoenician fish processing plant hide in a town park.

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

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

This botanical garden boasts sculptures, industrial ruins, and an endorsement from the Dalai Lama.

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

These subterranean models show Mexico City's central square during three different eras.

A "time traveler's" vision of human history stretches throughout Mexico City's Copilco metro station.

A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.