Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

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

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

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

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

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

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

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.