This statue of a goat in boots is meant to represent the European Union.

This statue honors the first Relay of Youth.

Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

This clock was gifted to Mexico as a show of gratitude for its long history of welcoming Arab migrants.

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

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

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

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

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

This spaceship-like Serbian monument reaches for the stars in celebration of the fallen fighters of fascism.

Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.

The religious shrine that Pablo Escobar's men would allegedly visit before completing a mission.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

This city park wants you to take your shoes off.

In the heart of Medellín, an artsy urban complex sets the stage for demonstrations and protests.

Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.

Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.