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

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

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This Mexico City subway station will make you feel like you've been transported to the London Underground.

In Chapultepec Park there is a pavilion gifted to Mexico from South Korea to honor the 1968 Summer Olympics.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

If you like Art Deco you will love this bridge.

Oversized versions of a beloved toy dot a children's playground in a Spanish toymaking town.

An enormous roadside attraction in the heart of Spain's toy-making hub.

This beloved ancient tree is the pride of this city center.

An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.

The world's first electric battery-powered submarine.

An impressive display of ships and artifacts from the ancient Mediterranean maritime trade.

The oldest vestiges of Madrid found here, have been incorporated into this new museum.

This fantastic sculpture of an early model helicopter celebrates the local toy industry.

A replica of the ice houses that once formed the basis of a local ice cream industry sits proudly in the middle of traffic.

This elaborately decorated wall is an homage to the history, beauty and lore of the palm tree.

This little sun pays homage to a massive gate that once stood at this location.

The tomb of one of the greatest travelers in history.

An Antoni Gaudí masterpiece in Astorga.

This modernist bridge highlights the bear as a symbol of Madrid.

A neighborhood represented by an apparent geocentric and flat-earth model of the Solar System is hidden in the subway of Madrid.