A Bohemian "anti-hotel" offers off-kilter stays in Sri Lanka.

Monumental paintings, discovered in a Mexican cathedral in 1957, depict the deaths of some friars in Japan.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

A faceless folk hero and his legacy of comfortable, expertly-crafted chairs lives on in a small Tasmanian town.

The archeological ruins of the ancient fortified city of the mysterious Teotenanca civilization.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

This ancient structure was built by a mysterious civilization that was largely destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

The world's tallest shot tower—maybe.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.

The striking and little-touristed ruins of an ancient city destroyed and rebuilt by the Aztecs.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

The former headquarters of a leader in the Mexican Revolution, and the site of an often-reproduced image.

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

This feature of the city's aqueduct has achieved numismatic fame thanks to its appearance on Mexican banknotes.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.

These colonial murals are a fascinating hybrid of Spanish and Indigenous aesthetics.