Places Edited by mocchiatto

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

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

A small pack of an ancient, hairless breed of dog once believed to guide souls through the underworld lives on its grounds.

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

The final resting place of the liberator of Argentina is guarded around the clock by two soldiers.

The building was originally a gas station built to resemble a Japanese tea house.

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

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.