An abandoned train station still stands as a testament to the region's industrial and transport history.

A hand-painted advertisement for chocolate adorns the walls of this historic building.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

Local lore claims this rocky cape hides a lost Aztec treasure.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.

You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

The former headquarters of a leader in the Mexican Revolution, and the site of an often-reproduced image.

The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.

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

This graveyard boasts a medley of diverse and imaginative funeral architecture.

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

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

Nicknamed the "Grand Canyon of the North," this open-pit mine in Minnesota has a much shorter history.

Home to a 26-foot-tall statue of an American icon.

Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.