A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

The stoutest tree in the world.

The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

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

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

A former factory hosts an amazing collection of Mexican marionettes.

These unusual paintings give thanks to the saints and deities who granted people favors and miracles.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.