This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

This museum dedicated to cartography is housed in a former 17th-century convent.

Resembling a 15th century medieval fortress, this home once belonged to a legend of Mexican cinema.

The last home designed in its entirety by noted architect Luis Barragán owes its existence to an impressive jacaranda tree.

This piece of a Renaissance-era Spanish castle remained lost for decades.

A few steps from the site of the Tlatelolco massacre, this museum tells the story of Mexico's 1968 student protests.

A tribute to the 20th-century ball that cast a spotlight on Mexico’s LGBTQ community.

A Mexico City subway station boasts a hidden museum, complete with a working radio booth.

This Aztec structure remained hidden until the demolition of a supermarket exposed the lost temple.

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.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

The grounds of this former dairy hacienda now contain an entire town inspired by Tuscany, Italy.

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

A plaque commemorates a Victorian scientist's monumental discovery about waves.

A hand-painted advertisement for chocolate adorns the walls of this historic building.

Once used to protect important Roman trade routes.

This massive work of art was designed to commemorate Burns Night and the national poet of Scotland.

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

A unique art installation located on what was once considered the widest railway bridge in the world.

A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.

These shopping center benches are actually a modern art installation.

This concept building is the UK's first attempt at making a permanent structure of nothing but trash.