La Paz, Bolivia
Museo de la Coca
Museum dedicated to the sacred leaf of the Andes.
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La Paz, Bolivia
Museum dedicated to the sacred leaf of the Andes.
La Paz, Bolivia
The celebrity luchadores of La Paz are tough ladies in traditional petticoats and braids.
Comunidad Challapampa, Bolivia
Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.
Bolivia
This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.
Copacabana, Bolivia
Astronomical observatory above Lake Titicaca.
Sur LĂpez, Bolivia
A desert that evokes the surreal.
La Paz, Bolivia
In La Paz's huge, city-sized cemetery, the deceased are stored in rows of apartment-like buildings.
Milluni, Bolivia
The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.
Sucre, Bolivia
Largest site of dinosaur footprints ever found includes more than 5,000 tracks.
Bolivia
On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
New York, New York
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
New York, New York
A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.
Flintsbach am Inn, Germany
A rare example of a German cemetery with traditional grave markers dating back several generations.
Naples, Italy
Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
A graveyard and memorial chapel for victims of leprosy.
Ferentillo, Italy
Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.
Solferino, Italy
The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.
Wamba, Spain
One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.
San Martino della Battaglia, Italy
The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.