Places daratheodora Wants to Go

For fans of the stained glass art of Irish illustrator Harry Clarke, this church is the place to be.

The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom, and perhaps the world.

The former home of one of the U.K.’s most notable families of suffragettes is now a museum dedicated to women’s rights.

Ornamented with "Bristol Diamonds," this exotic shell grotto is considered to be the finest surviving example from the eighteenth century.

A community-owned museum that celebrates the history of the shipbuilding industry in this part of Nova Scotia.

Originally commissioned as a sculpture to reflect the history of Belfast's red-light district, the final sculpture has been banned from Belfast public land.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.

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

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

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

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

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

A rare venue to buy specialty maps.

This remote piece of Cape Breton coast was the unceremonious landing site of the first solo, east-west transatlantic flight made by a female aviator.

Built more as a work of art than living quarters, this cottage has withstood the test of time.

The Twisted Trees of Alticane are an unnerving grove of Quaking Aspen, apparently mutated from a single source, giving them a twisted and unnatural appearance.