Places lilpuddanesca Wants to Go

Where hills of dirt conceal the burial ground of one of the most powerful ancient Native American societies.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

The iconic grave markers from George A. Romero's 1968 horror masterpiece,Night of the Living Dead.

This secret museum features saintly relics and the remains of historic figures assassinated in the 19th century.

A park of winding trails and archaeological sites, offering a rare connection to Quito’s pre-Hispanic past.

The devil masks on display at this small museum are part of an annual festival that has been taking place for centuries.

This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

This small uninhabited island offers Galapagos-like biodiversity.

The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.

This research hub in the Amazon Rainforest is perched amid one of the world's most biologically diverse landscapes.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

A macabre sculpture museum in the capital of Haiti fuses human bones with broken metal to create challenging contemporary art.

The metal bird, nicknamed "Sandy," stands nearly 40 feet tall and is an homage to the birds that migrate through North Dakota every year.

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

Art blooms at this unique outdoor gallery along the banks of the Arkansas River.

People of the Plum Bayou culture built these enormous mounds over 1,000 years ago.