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Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

There is nothing like a religious festival celebrated with blow-up sledgehammers.

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

This church devoted to Mexico's "dead saint" is a festive celebration of a formerly hidden religious figure.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

The ruins of an ancient Mayan city, beautifully preserved and only accessible by boat.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

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

The largest cave shaft in the world is home to thousands of birds and popular with BASE jumpers.

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

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

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

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.