Places fawalsh Wants to Go

A neo-Gothic temple in central Mexico featuring a labyrinthine network of crypts.

Things roll uphill on this Mexican street that seems to defy gravity.

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

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

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

Fragments of the former temple's lost facade are now displayed in a strange library of stones.

Hotel designed around a 16th century Mexican bullring.

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

A museum built around a bus-sized fossil on the side of the highway.

This whimsical home made entirely from clay is basically a giant piece of pottery.

This colonial town in Colombia sits around the largest stone paved square in South America.

A three-tiered waterfall plummets from a mountain cave with amazing views over the countryside.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.

Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.

What was once the longest suspension bridge in Latin America was directly inspired by the iconic Brooklyn Bridge.

Would you dare to dangle from a great height in a wooden basket?

This unusual monument shows a naked Simón Bolívar stripped of clothing, medals, and swords.

The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

A town half-submerged in volcanic mud has become a pilgrimage site for devotees of one of the tragedy's victims.

Former drug lord’s manor, now a theme park. Watch out for the hippos.