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

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

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

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

This mosaic made out of books represents one of Colonial Mexico's most important literary figures.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

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

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

This sculpture in the Miami Design District is one of the few public works of Virgil Abloh, an internationally recognized fashion designer and creative.

If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.

The enchanting home of an eccentric Swedish physicist and author sits in the hills of Anacapri.

A freedman baker’s lavish tomb has a relief showing various stages of Roman bread making.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.