San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
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San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Mexico City, Mexico
In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.
Mexico City, Mexico
A small pack of an ancient, hairless breed of dog once believed to guide souls through the underworld lives on its grounds.
Mérida, Mexico
Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.
San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Mexico
A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.
Huautla de Jiménez, Mexico
Southern Mexico under the influence of mushrooms, ceremony and celebrity.
Mexico City, Mexico
Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.
Valladolid, Mexico
If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.
Chumkopó, Mexico
A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.
El Rosario, Mexico
The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.
Mexico City, Mexico
The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.
Huehuetlán, Mexico
The largest cave shaft in the world is home to thousands of birds and popular with BASE jumpers.
Palenque, Mexico
An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.
Mexico City, Mexico
An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.
Tambopata, Peru
The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.
Cusco, Peru
A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.
Urubamba, Peru
Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.
Costa Rica
These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.
Costa Rica
One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.