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Ancient Phoenician and Roman tombs carved into the rock overlook the Moroccan coastline.

The tomb of one of the greatest travelers in history.

This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

Writers such as Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, and Samuel Beckett frequented this Tangier bookstore.

On a trail in Portugal's Barão de São João National Forest, a pile of faces look up at hikers from the forest floor.

A glacial valley filled with silver beech trees in the mountains of Portugal.

This tower once served as a radar station during the Cold War.

A small sanctuary carved into the mountainside near the tallest point in continental Portugal.

One of the oldest surviving bars in the United States, located at the site of the last skirmish of the American Revolution.

In the heart of the Pine Barrens, entire forests of pitch pines that usually grow 20–90 feet tall only reach six feet in height.

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

The former headquarters of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education now houses a muralism museum, including Diego Rivera's first large-scale mural project.

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

The last home designed in its entirety by noted architect Luis Barragán owes its existence to an impressive jacaranda tree.

The now-public home of a renowned art collector is full of unique pieces from viceregal and 19th-century Mexico.

This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

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

It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.

This hotel is an amazing example of the Escuela Tapatía de Arquitectura movement.

Beneath the most controversial monument in Mexico City is a cultural center that exhibits only digital art.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

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

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