Places Edited by tyler

The official Presidential Residence of Los Pinos became an emblem of Mexico's opulence and presidential corruption.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

This abandoned convent keeps the tomb of a legendary beheaded princess.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

A nesting ground for four of the world’s seven marine turtle species, most of which are endangered.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

Puerto Rico's once thriving oil company is now an abandoned wonderland of rusty steel.

This Arcadian garden in the Pentland Hills boasts over 270 artworks by Scottish artist and poet, Ian Hamilton Finlay.

One of the cave cities of Crimea, built by the Goths in the sixth century.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

Three sinkholes filled with warm, crystal-clear water reached by a horse-driven cart on an old train track through the jungle.

Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.

These crevices cut into the mountains collect the island’s main source of precious freshwater.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

A rocky face gazes out over an enormous volcanic crater.

This 20th-century mansion plays a key role in one of Puerto Rico's greatest novels.

The largest salt farm in the Canary Islands is located at the foot of an active volcano.