An ode to a chess-loving diplomat.

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

The remains of an Aztec school and various intriguing artifacts lie below a modern cultural center.

This tiny, tucked-away eatery reflects the history of Mexico's Lebanese immigrants.

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

Inside the cloister of the Temple of San Juan Bautista is a ceiling decorated with gold Baroque illustrations.

A statue in Balderas subway station honors the rock star who wrote about it in a song.

A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

This one-of-a-kind convent boasts a kaleidoscopic exterior of stars and double-headed eagles.

One of Mexico's youngest major cities still holds on to this structure representing its short modern history.

A field of whimsical floats, where all of your favorite childhood stories have been put out to pasture.

Once a year in Pomuch, the dead are taken out for a cleaning.

It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.

This tiny garden was built specifically to provide a place of peace and serenity away from the busy city streets.

An amazing model of a whale's jaw bone pays homage to the region's seafaring traditions.

If you fly into Edinburgh Airport, it's possible to spot this prehistoric site without even getting off the plane.

This stately clock was gifted from China's last imperial government to the people of Mexico.

The departure point for the first return flight across the Atlantic.

This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.

These plaques located in a court preserve a small piece of Edinburgh's history.

Sculptures depicting Scottish and English soldiers in battle honor a 16th-century conflict.

When a missile testing site was proposed near this site in the Outer Hebrides, this statue was commissioned in response.

A memorial dedicated to a boating accident that was bringing troops back home from World War I.