Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

A flower grows on this giant stone that is said be able to control minds.

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

A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century.

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

The now-public home of a renowned art collector is full of unique pieces from viceregal and 19th-century Mexico.

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses separated by a bridge.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.