Places Edited by buffycaine99

This colorful, ornately-decorated cemetery sits next to a quiet cove known as "the beach of the dead."

One of the oldest hospitals in the Americas is now decorated in hallucinatory murals.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

Legends, sculptures, and unique tombs can be seen lurking in these connected cemeteries.

The corner walls of a primary school showcase a Mexican version of memento mori.

This grand yet little-visited tomb seems almost carved into the hill it sits on.

The spectacular subterranean collection includes dazzling minerals, including a piece of "kryptonite."

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

A museum dedicated to the famous Mexican illustrator's iconic calaveras.

The ruins of an ancient pyramid built by the mysterious Chupícuaro civilization.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.

Mexico's largest collection of masks is found in the ruins of an abandoned convent.

A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.