Places Roseparis Wants to Go

The grave of the mythical giant who stole from wealthy bakers to give to the poor.

Dioramas retell the obscure local legends and ghost stories of Sharjah, from a living palm tree to a headless camel.

High in the trees or suspended between cables, these surreal structures are the works of a unique Japanese architect.

Legend says that a swarm of centipedes and snakes once crawled out of the tomb of this cursed princess.

The twice-stolen hand of an alleged card cheat, with its final set of playing cards.

A 19th-century pharmacy converted into a bookstore.

One of the oldest and most majestic living trees in Britain, thought to be over 1,500 years old.

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

Every year, people come together to cover this mud-brick mosque with a fresh layer of earth.

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

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

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

A devastated ruin in the south of Belize where British explorers claimed to unearth the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.

This ancient stele gives a testimony to the presence of the Syrian sun god Elagabalus on the Roman Empire's western frontier.

The ceiling of this shopping arcade is adorned with six trompe-l’œil artworks, including a grim funeral scene.

According to legend, after Hades pulled Persephone into the underworld, one of her attendant nymphs cried so much that her tears formed this spring.

This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.

What started as a tailor shop to help swimmers live their mermaid dreams has grown into a full-scale aquarium, complete with live mermaid shows.

An 18th-century hunting lodge turned haunted Baroque palace.

An antiquated aquarium housed in a converted government anti-nuclear bunker.

A mythological Celtic beast built with thousands of colorful tiles stands guard over a historic canal junction.

Here lies Hattori Hanzō, a samurai who is remembered as a legendary ninja in today’s popular culture.