A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

A treehouse assailed by the elements and the government, now gone.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.

An underappreciated sculpture garden just a few blocks from the capitol building.

The largest Walleye statue in the world calls this Minnesota town home.

Where you can photograph wild black bears without worrying about becoming dinner.

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.

The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.

This tiny Minnesota city tried to secede from the Union as a last-ditch effort to fix its crumbling water system.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

At a museum of everyday objects, it is the act of collecting that is really on display.

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

This immense scene of a cosmic battle between a jaguar and serpent illustrates the Aztec concept of the duality of life.

It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.

In the middle of this historic colonial city resides a modernist government building known as the UFO.

The walls of a colonial-era fort encircle a small, tropical assortment of plant life.

Kitschy horror displays now fill the house where some very real serial killing took place.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

This colonial mining complex is now home to magnificent themed gardens.