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

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

An art museum with an eclectic design and a scandalous past.

The haunting peak of an old church is all that remains of a drowned Brazilian city.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

This enigmatic artifact is a rare depiction of an ancient Iberian noblewoman.

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

An ancient tomb that still stands in Portugal.