Lima, Peru
Convento de San Francisco Ossuary
The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.
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Lima, Peru
The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.
Lima, Peru
Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.
Lima, Peru
The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.
Lima, Peru
Visit Lima’s one-stop-shop for sustainably sourced and produced Peruvian chocolate.
Lima, Peru
A small, emotionally charged room inside the Mario Testino Museum dedicated to Princess Diana and one famous photo shoot.
Lima, Peru
This antique rail car has been reborn as an urban cafe.
Lima, Peru
In the upscale neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, a pretty little park is home to dozens of cats.
San Francisco, California
Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.
San Francisco, California
The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.
San Francisco, California
The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.
San Francisco, California
A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.
Mount Hamilton, California
A 19th-century California philanthropist is entombed beneath the telescope he funded.
San Jose, California
This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.
Truro, Massachusetts
This abandoned radar station from the Cold War era now only broadcasts a seriously ominous air of isolation.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Mural fragments and various sculptures honor the longtime artist.
Wellfleet, Massachusetts
The first transatlantic wireless communication between the U.S. and Europe took place here in 1903.
Sandwich, Massachusetts
This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.
Falmouth, Massachusetts
A monument to the groundbreaking environmentalist sits near the place where she first experienced the sea.
San Francisco, California
One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.
San Jose, California
For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.
Santa Clara, California
Today's aerospace industry can be traced back to one man and his gliders.
Big Sur, California
It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.
San Francisco, California
This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).