A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

Museum precariously perched on a massive yellow pillar.

Solitary monument dedicated to the beauty of nature.

This Brazilian town built by Freemasons is full of colonial Masonic architecture and symbolic imagery.

What killed this humpback whale is a mystery, but its remains have become legendary.

A secret Virgin Mary tucked away on a Brazilian beach.

Something about this Brazilian city is slightly askew... literally.

This majestic building, where Brazil's coffee brokers once bought and sold beans, now houses a coffee museum.

The remains of a British railway rusting in the jungle mist of a Brazilian mountainside.

A former prison complex now displays a historic collection of inmate artwork.

A snake farm famous for its venemous varieties.

The first model village in Brazil, built in 1917 to house workers at the jute sack factory.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

A huge boat-shaped hotel with a blood red pool and other oddities.

This mesmerizing statue of a child wrestling an anteater symbolizes the native culture and biodiversity of São Paulo.

Striking ruins of a mansion that stood center stage in one of modern Brazil's most puzzling crimes.

A labyrinthine museum chronicling the history of African culture in Brazil.

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.

This park feels like a lush little jungle full of wildlife nestled within São Paulo.

This somber statue remembers the enslaved women who were forced to nurse their owners' babies.