Places tristanpollock Wants to Go

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

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

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

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Ukrainian defense contractor's center for studying "pyramid energy."

Mysterious "dots" seen from a satellite in southeast Peru.

Lava stone structures possibly dating back to the 19th century may have been a stopping point for voyagers between ancient Egypt and the Mayan Civilization.

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

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.

This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.

A unique form of erosion created an uncanny landscape of boulders perched atop slender columns of clay.

Controversial site of what could be Europe's first pyramid.

Serbia's master of striking memorials erected a forgotten, hidden gem in the hills outside a tiny village.