Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

18m long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

This risqué sculpture, based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, caused outrage 35 years after it was erected.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

Legend says the building's unusual features were added at the request of a paranoid president.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses separated by a bridge.

This ancient gaming tool was unearthed during the construction of this former town's central square.

This Japanese-inspired park showcases the city's peculiar trends for naming features after foreign rulers.

A bullet-scarred monastery chronicles Mexico's turbulent history of foreign invasions.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

This clock was gifted to Mexico as a show of gratitude for its long history of welcoming Arab migrants.

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

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

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.