The watery grave of an impractical idea.

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

This Mexico City subway station will make you feel like you've been transported to the London Underground.

A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.

Some charming, but sadly, unloved animal statues call this park home.

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

A tribute to the 20th-century ball that cast a spotlight on Mexico’s LGBTQ community.

A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.

In La Paz's huge, city-sized cemetery, the deceased are stored in rows of apartment-like buildings.

Museum dedicated to the sacred leaf of the Andes.

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

This devil-dancing ceremony now celebrates a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary that appeared to a modern-day Robin Hood in a mineshaft.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

A desert that evokes the surreal.