This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

The scene of a legendary hunt is displayed on this building's facade.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

The walls and ceilings of the "Mexican Sistine Chapel" are almost completely covered with mural, sculpture, inscriptions and oil paintings.

Inside this gallery is amazing folk art from across Mexico.

Colonial architecture meets urban art in this sprawling open-air gallery.

This botanical garden boasts sculptures, industrial ruins, and an endorsement from the Dalai Lama.

An artist's suburban abode looks like an architectural fever dream.

This colonial mining complex is now home to magnificent themed gardens.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.

This graveyard boasts a medley of diverse and imaginative funeral architecture.

At this Oaxaca contest, artists turn purple produce into stunning depictions of saints, buildings, and La Pietà.

This palatial building has lived many lives as a convent, prison, cultural center, state archives, and government offices.

A former factory hosts an amazing collection of Mexican marionettes.

This cluttered cantina is famed for its cheese-spiked, raisin-flavored liqueur.

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.