Places lilbird Wants to Go

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

Legends, sculptures, and unique tombs can be seen lurking in these connected cemeteries.

Visitors flock to the historic birthplace of radiobalneology for its therapeutic radium treatments.

The former house of an anthropologist couple displays Lacandón Maya artifacts in a homey atmosphere.

This striking icon of the disputed Republic of Artsakh caused a stir at a Eurovision Song Contest.

Ruins of a former government building destroyed during the Georgian-Abkhaz war in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

The royal seat of Henri Christophe, a formerly enslaved man who became Haiti's only king.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

A 550-square-meter micro-nation off the coast of Britain.

This breathtakingly beautiful botanical garden is home to a mob of wonderful wallabies.

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

This was once the largest city in Kazakhstan, and a major stop on the Silk Road.

An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.