The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.

This cluttered cantina is famed for its cheese-spiked, raisin-flavored liqueur.

Pause in an abandoned hydroelectric station, now overrun with wildlife, to consider a thought-provoking poem.

The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.

A US military accident created the legends behind this Mexican version of the Bermuda Triangle.

This Oaxacan town is known for its colorful fantastical creatures hand-carved by local artisans.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

This once-abandoned mansion is now a dreamy event space.

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

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

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

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

Once home to a Scottish baronet, this 18th-century historic house doubles as a legendary art space.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.