Places Michael Ballard Wants to Go

These cliff-dwellings might be Mexico's least visited archaeological site.

Still standing despite its considerable slant, this tilted lighthouse has become a local symbol of resilience.

Legend says one of the world's largest marine geysers is actually a whale that got wedged within the rocks.

A US military accident created the legends behind this Mexican version of the Bermuda Triangle.

It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.

This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.

This series of waterfalls tumble into a radiantly blue river.

Huge hole looks down onto an underground beach populated with sea lions.

A lake at the bottom of the ocean.

One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

The development of this cliffside waterpark is representative of Mexico's history of co-op tourism developments.

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

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

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

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

Swirling layers of white and red rock earned these mountains their festive nickname.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

This memorial park stands on the site of one of the largest mass executions of the Second World War.