Zacatecas, Mexico
Mausoleum of Illustrious People
This grand yet little-visited tomb seems almost carved into the hill it sits on.
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Zacatecas, Mexico
This grand yet little-visited tomb seems almost carved into the hill it sits on.
Zacatecas, Mexico
Mexico's largest collection of masks is found in the ruins of an abandoned convent.
Toluca, Mexico
This museum tells the history of Day of the Dead sugar sculptures.
Toluca, Mexico
Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.
Calixtlahuaca, Mexico
The striking and little-touristed ruins of an ancient city destroyed and rebuilt by the Aztecs.
El Rosario, Mexico
The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
It was dubbed the "Garden of Plates" because it's covered in pieces of discarded dishes.
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
A hidden room within the church displays an amazing collection of old choir books.
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
The remains of a centuries-old water system that inspired local legends of secret tunnels.
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
This historic Mexican convent is home to a tree that grows crucifix-like thorns.
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
This eerily opulent residential museum is home to a haunting local legend.
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
This baroque wonder is filled with a trove of artistic treasures.
St. Augustine, Florida
This shrine commemorates the site of the first known Catholic mass in the United States.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
San Donato di Ninea, Italy
The ruins of a rural church and a statue of Archangel Gabriel are tucked away in Majella National Park.
Vallombrosa, Italy
A 14th-century abbey founded by a forest-loving order of monks now sits in the center of a pristine nature preserve.
Bergamo, Italy
Beautifully decorated tarot cards from the Middle Ages.
Italy
This site marks the oldest known settlement in Campania, inhabited around 9,000 years ago.
Viterbo, Italy
For centuries, this town's hot springs have been embraced by rich and poor—and even by Popes.
Rieti, Italy
This small hermitage is located along an ancient route that connected the Tiber and Rieti valleys.
Torri in Sabina, Italy
This beautiful Romanesque church preserves stunning medieval frescoes and the excavations of a Roman market town.
Albano Laziale, Italy
The ruins of a thousand-year-old hermitage are tucked away deep in the sloping forests of Albano Lake.
Parma, Italy
A completely underground tour following the path of the most precious element: water.
Santa Maria Navarrese, Italy
Packed with geological formations, an ancient river, and taxidermied seals, this overlooked coastal cave system is worth a spelunk.