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

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

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

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

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A science teacher's dream.

From lefty Jewish gathering site to hip cultural site in just 80 years.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.