Places thedeparture Wants to Go

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

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

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.

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

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

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

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

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

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

Nearly three decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, the hero of the USSR still stands over Belarus.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

An outstanding piece of retro Sci-Fi architecture built into a sacred mountain.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

This sprawling collection of saintly relics includes such fascinations as wood from the Cross of Jesus and threads from Mary's veil.

Despite its name this unique art piece was established to commemorate a tragic flood.

This historic Canadian jail was once the longest operating prison in the country and is now open for people to incarcerate themselves.