Places rolla07 Wants to Go

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

A fantastical group of cliffside stairways, bridges, and twisting paths carved out of stone provide a surreal coastal hike.

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The outside of this theater is decorated with a Diego Rivera mural that explores the history of Mexico.

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

Discarded animal sculptures stand forgotten by an abandoned aquarium and water park in Bosque de Chapultepec.

Murals made with millions of colorful stones adorn the abandoned building.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

This tiny, tucked-away eatery reflects the history of Mexico's Lebanese immigrants.

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