Places tressarose Wants to Go

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

North Africa's first museum of its kind preserves the culture of Moroccan women and their artistic achievements. 

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

The stoutest tree in the world.

This bakery forgoes industrial wheat in favor of locally harvested grains.

One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.

These floating gardens show what Mexico City used to look during the Aztec Empire.

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

In 2008, this Mexico City metro station was the site of an hours-long fight between emo, punk, and goth groups.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This compact temple is filled with garlands of colorful balls that represent restrained monkeys.

Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

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