The first museum in the U.S. to address human rights issues in China.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

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

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.

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

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.

The collection of intricate sculptures includes one carved from a mammoth's tusk

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

This architectural wonder of Mexico City houses several art schools and national research centers.

Mexico City decorates its facades with extravagant floral arrangements every year.

Get a close look at the gigantic remains of long-extinct mammoths.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.