Places stuartwilroy Wants to Go

A unique subway station where pillars evoke ancient civilizations.

This buzzy, award-winning building hovers 85 feet above the ground on a dozen colorful stilts.

A free museum of Toronto’s untold music history hidden inside a drugstore.

The giant birds honor two native North American species.

A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

First Joe Pagac sculpture; sculpture reflects native Tucson wildlife in an urban setting.

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”

Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.

Run by members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, this community farm nurtures traditional desert cultivars.

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

Keen eyes can find the Disney influences throughout this treasure trove of a tiki bar.

This orchid sanctuary protects countless varieties of the flower, from the huge to the microscopic.

Guatemalan womanizer, venerated during Holy Week.

Hidden in the highlands of Guatemala, a small shrine venerates a forbidden folk saint.

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

An impressive century-old, to-scale topographical map of Guatemala.

As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.