Puebla, Mexico
Cuexcomate
The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.
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Puebla, Mexico
The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.
San Luis Tehuiloyocan, Mexico
This house covered in art created with volcanic rocks is shrouded in macabre lore.
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.
Puebla, Mexico
A former factory hosts an amazing collection of Mexican marionettes.
Puebla, Mexico
A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.
Puebla, Mexico
The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Pueblo, Colorado
A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.
Jayuya, Puerto Rico
This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.
Austin, Texas
This convenience store-turned-brewpub serves up inventive Indian cuisine and a wide selection of beers.
Austin, Texas
This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Boise, Idaho
The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.
Havana, Cuba
A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
An artist's suburban abode looks like an architectural fever dream.
Guanajuato, Mexico
This colonial mining complex is now home to magnificent themed gardens.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Uruguay
This small island off the coast of Uruguay hosts the largest colony of sea lions and fur seals in the southern hemisphere.
Montevideo, Uruguay
Curated with the cooperation of the passengers and their families, this museum tells the story of the 29 victims and 16 survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571.
Montevideo, Uruguay
This beautiful example of neoclassical architecture is one of Uruguay's most treasured cultural gems.