This enchanting green space houses a labyrinth lined with toxic plants.

These Bullet-scarred bunkers are haunting reminders of the Spanish Civil War.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

An incredible collection of Mesoamerican art assembled by one of Mexico's great artists.

This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.

The museum houses "the most studied meteorite in history," among other geological oddities.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.

This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.

Replicas of fossils unearthed during renovation work reveal how this area would have looked millions of years ago.

A menagerie of curiously bred creatures.

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

Mexico's National Sound Library houses music, recordings, and voices from the nation's rich past.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

The 19th-century hacienda house is filled with Aztec sculptures.

These subterranean models show Mexico City's central square during three different eras.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

A marine aquarium with an astounding variety of fish hides in the basement beneath the famous Palm House.

An incredible little museum of interior design full of artifacts collected from around the world.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.