Houston, Texas
Rothko Chapel
The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.
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Houston, Texas
The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.
San Antonio, Texas
The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.
San Antonio, Texas
A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.
Puebla, Mexico
The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."
Puebla, Mexico
A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.
Puebla, Mexico
This cluttered cantina is famed for its cheese-spiked, raisin-flavored liqueur.
San Agustín Etla, Mexico
Pause in an abandoned hydroelectric station, now overrun with wildlife, to consider a thought-provoking poem.
Malinalco, Mexico
The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.
Ceballos, Mexico
A US military accident created the legends behind this Mexican version of the Bermuda Triangle.
San Martín Tilcajete, Mexico
This Oaxacan town is known for its colorful fantastical creatures hand-carved by local artisans.
Puebla, Mexico
The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.
Mexico City, Mexico
Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.
Mexico City, Mexico
These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.
Mexico City, Mexico
The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.
Mexico City, Mexico
This once-abandoned mansion is now a dreamy event space.
Mexico City, Mexico
This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.
Mexico City, Mexico
These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.
Mexico City, Mexico
A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.
Mexico City, Mexico
An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.
Dunsyre, Scotland
This Arcadian garden in the Pentland Hills boasts over 270 artworks by Scottish artist and poet, Ian Hamilton Finlay.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Once home to a Scottish baronet, this 18th-century historic house doubles as a legendary art space.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.