Places sarahvjanet Wants to Go

Things roll uphill on this Mexican street that seems to defy gravity.

A giant Jesus statue watches over the city of Saltillo from the top of a mountain.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

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

The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.

Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.

This historic stone gate tower is now just a lonely relic in the middle of a swamp.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

This elaborately decorated wall is an homage to the history, beauty and lore of the palm tree.

One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.

Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

Resting on a hill overlooking the coast, these medieval ruins look completely deserted save for their restored chapel.

This mysterious underground cave in Shropshire dates back to the 18th or 19th century.