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

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

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

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

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

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.