Places vivalavida Wants to Go

Bright, rebellious indigenous murals dating back to the Spanish Conquest inexplicably cover the walls of this Catholic church.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

This lake sits on an estimated 4 million tons of salt.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

Art blooms at this unique outdoor gallery along the banks of the Arkansas River.

A coastal monument honors one of Mexico's most notable immigrant groups.

This museum honors a unique musical instrument of African origins, whose sound defines a city.

A mysterious, abandoned Chinese building in Mexico pays homage to the area's East Asian immigrants.

This stately clock was gifted from China's last imperial government to the people of Mexico.

Monumental paintings, discovered in a Mexican cathedral in 1957, depict the deaths of some friars in Japan.

These sailing ship-shaped chandeliers are believed to have been a gift inspired by faith.

This now-abandoned shopping center in Playa del Carmen was built to resemble a medieval European castle.

This 16th-century church now has a heavenly second life as a cultural hub of Pátzcuaro.

At this bright and vibrant museum in Mexico City, you can make your own custom scent.