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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

These colonial murals are a fascinating hybrid of Spanish and Indigenous aesthetics.

A detailed model of Mexico City is the star attraction within this interactive exhibit inside an old theater.

The ruins of an ancient pyramid built by the mysterious Chupícuaro civilization.

This eerily opulent residential museum is home to a haunting local legend.

One man's personal collection of more than 2,000 creepy-crawlies from around the world.

This enormous statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe has become one of the world's most recent Catholic pilgrimage sites.

Bright, rebellious indigenous murals dating back to the Spanish Conquest inexplicably cover the walls of this Catholic church.

The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.

A former factory hosts an amazing collection of Mexican marionettes.

What better place to learn about the beautiful game than an actual soccer ball-shaped building?

The realistic reptiles lurk along the side of a highway.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

The grounds of this former dairy hacienda now contain an entire town inspired by Tuscany, Italy.

These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

This ceremonial Mexican square looks as though it belongs in a science fiction movie.

A fairy garden in an old hotel hidden in La Marquesa forest.

Detailed miniature models of iconic landmarks in Mexico and around the world.