This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.

Come for the fried chicken, stay for the history at Oklahoma's oldest bar.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

History is on display in this hall, which has served as the seat of city government for centuries.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

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

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

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

An ode to a chess-loving diplomat.

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

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

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