Santa Monica, California
Pacific Park Solar Ferris Wheel
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
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Santa Monica, California
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
Ellicott City, Maryland
Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.
Amherstburg, Ontario
An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.
New Mexico
One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Springdale, Utah
The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.
Austin, Texas
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
Wimberley, Texas
A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.
Puebla, Mexico
A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.
Puebla, Mexico
The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."
San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.
Terlingua, Texas
Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.
Xochicalco, Mexico
The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.
Tepoztlán, Mexico
High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.
Mexico City, Mexico
An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.
San Miguel Ameyalco, Mexico
A fairy garden in an old hotel hidden in La Marquesa forest.
Naucalpan, Mexico
An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.
Xilitla, Mexico
Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.
Huehuetlán, Mexico
The largest cave shaft in the world is home to thousands of birds and popular with BASE jumpers.
Islas Marietas, Mexico
A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.
García, Mexico
Inside this mountain lies several kilometers of breathtaking caves.
Guanajuato, Mexico
Kitschy horror displays now fill the house where some very real serial killing took place.
San Francisco, California
A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.