Playa del Carmen, Mexico
La Ciudadela (The Citadel)
This now-abandoned shopping center in Playa del Carmen was built to resemble a medieval European castle.
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Playa del Carmen, Mexico
This now-abandoned shopping center in Playa del Carmen was built to resemble a medieval European castle.
Mexico City, Mexico
In Chapultepec Park there is a pavilion gifted to Mexico from South Korea to honor the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Puerto Escondido, Mexico
This often-overlooked ocean walkway was once considered an impossible fantasy.
Mexico City, Mexico
This Mexico City subway station will make you feel like you've been transported to the London Underground.
Chihuahua, Mexico
This 80-year old mannequin is so lifelike it is believed to be an embalmed corpse.
Aguascalientes, Mexico
A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.
Mexico City, Mexico
A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.
Mexico City, Mexico
The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.
Mexico City, Mexico
66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.
Naucalpan, Mexico
An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.
Mexico City, Mexico
Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.
Santa Barbara, California
This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.
Santa Barbara, California
Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.
Solvang, California
Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.
Palmdale, California
The road plays 30 seconds of the Marine’s Hymn when driving over the grooved pavement.
Lancaster, California
Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.
Hi Vista, California
The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.
Lancaster, California
Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
Felton, California
Stand inside the dark interior of an historic redwood tree that once was used as a general's headquarters.
Santa Cruz, California
A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
San Diego, California
Admire a Lilliputian replica of the fast food outlet.
San Diego, California
A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.
San Diego, California
This San Diego museum is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.
San Diego, California
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.