Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

A fairy garden in an old hotel hidden in La Marquesa forest.

The development of this cliffside waterpark is representative of Mexico's history of co-op tourism developments.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

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

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

Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

Come for the Italian food, stay for the taxidermy and giant statues.

The site of the gruesome massacre—and maybe cannibalism—of five men, a tragedy that made Alferd Packer infamous.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.