Places Cindy Cesare Wants to Go

This church devoted to Mexico's "dead saint" is a festive celebration of a formerly hidden religious figure.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

Experience life in one of America’s smallest neighborhoods.

A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

Evanston's historic railroad complex saved this rail town from reaching the "end of the line."

This family-owned restaurant celebrates Native American cuisine.

This Spokane mansion and the stories within its walls have been brought back to life, thanks to careful restoration.

The former home of the "Mother of Father's Day."

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

This gem of Moorish architecture is slowly disintegrating along the coast of this charming town.

These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.

When the Cuban government seized a Trader Vic's franchise, they unknowingly led to its preservation.

A Spanish-style estate that has traded black ties for rock concerts.

It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

This Miami cemetery holds the remains of two Cuban presidents, a Nicaraguan president, and the senior Desi Arnaz. And it was once the resting place of the crown prince of Spain.

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

This giant power line tower is a robot that can express its moods in neon.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 1943 book shares a surprising connection with El Salvador.

The American rainmaker and a burst dam.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.