Places mariska135mm Wants to Go

The ruins of this mining boom town stand like skeletal reminders of the settlement's dark history.

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Known as the most scenic route in Sri Lanka, this train line is steeped in history and offers an unparalleled view of the country.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

Though the name might suggest otherwise, this is an American cemetery.

In Chapultepec Park there is a pavilion gifted to Mexico from South Korea to honor the 1968 Summer Olympics.

The extremely grey columns of one of Mexico City's most iconic beltways are slowly gaining a bit of color.

A "time traveler's" vision of human history stretches throughout Mexico City's Copilco metro station.

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

This once-abandoned mansion is now a dreamy event space.

Inside a busy metro station, an impressive mural depicts the prehispanic city of Tenochtitlán.

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.