The world's first motorway was used as a racetrack until the late 1990s.

Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

Take a dip beneath the stalactites in this amazing cenote.

This popular cave pool is truly magical, despite the crowds.

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

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

Found down a long dirt road, a sacred Mexican cenote and 18th-century hacienda remain hidden.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

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

A field of whimsical floats, where all of your favorite childhood stories have been put out to pasture.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.