Places emajohn Wants to Go

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

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

Outsider Art Community.

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

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

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

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

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

A tiny one-room church built after one man's prayer for healing was answered.

For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.

An abandoned tuberculosis hospital moulders on into an uncertain future.

This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

An off the grid woodland retreat that harkens back to days long forgotten.

This institution pays tribute to an associate justice who protected civil rights and prosecuted Nazis.

Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.

At Brandy Station, Civil War soldiers left their mark on the battlefield and the walls of this small wooden house.