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

This industrial Art Nouveau gem is a historic hotspot for Mexican counterculture.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

This once-abandoned mansion is now a dreamy event space.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

A plaque bearing the names of those who dedicated themselves to protecting Budapest's Jewish population during World War II.

This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."

The holes in this wall provide a glimpse into Jewish life in Budapest, both past and present.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.