The ruins of the humble house of one of Mexico's most iconic revolutionaries.

This unique bird reserve sits within an important fragment of Brazil's Atlantic rainforest.

This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.

A rampant horde of demons smirk and snarl at visitors to this church, home to a rare complete set of medieval-era stained glass windows.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

Today this former Nazi concentration camp stands as a poignant memorial to the victims of fascism, and a warning from history.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.

This curious Tudor-era castle was once home to Napoleon's greatest adversary, the Duke of Wellington.

A beautiful and controversial modern sculpture that alludes to the Aztec past identity of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the phenomenon of syncretism.

An alluring, arid botanical garden home to a bewildering variety of cacti both endangered and common.

A beautiful example of 18th-century engineering still standing tall.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

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

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

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

The entrance to an early 20th-century cultural center features murals that deal with the cultural fusion that characterizes Mexico.

This Japanese-inspired park showcases the city's peculiar trends for naming features after foreign rulers.

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

The former home of surrealist Edward James, who gave Xilitla its main attraction.

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.