Places Oubliette Wants to Go

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.

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

An island graveyard with spectacular views of the Caribbean.

Three small rooms in the jungle house the most elaborate and intact murals of the Mayan world.

The ruins of an ancient pyramid built by the mysterious Chupícuaro civilization.

Found down a long dirt road, a sacred Mexican cenote and 18th-century hacienda remain hidden.

Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.

A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

This neon installation is a tribute to a Mexica god, who gave his skin to humanity.

This laboratory has a remarkable concrete roof that measures less than an inch at its thickest point.