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Australia

Ball's Pyramid

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Australia

Lake Hillier

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
Josh Added by Josh
Raymond Island, Australia

Gippsland Lakes Bioluminescence

Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.
serflac Added by serflac
Helensburgh, Australia

Glowworm Tunnel

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Melbourne, Australia

The Haunted Bookshop

Occult books, tarot, oddities.
Sam E Added by Sam E
Mexico City, Mexico

Skull Rack of the Great Temple

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Chichen Itza, Mexico

Chichen Itza Chirp

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Mexico

Hierve El Agua

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.
Alicia Bones Added by Alicia Bones
Puebla, Mexico

Rosary Chapel

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."
luispachon007 Added by luispachon007
Mexico City, Mexico

Palacio Postal

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.
esmetravels Added by esmetravels
Puebla, Mexico

Secrets of Puebla Tunnels

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.
Mario Yair TS Added by Mario Yair TS
Mexico City, Mexico

Chapultepec Castle

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.
Added by NathanRisinger
Mexico City, Mexico

La Posada del Sol

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

Pet Cemetery Cenote

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.
Added by aprilfleming
Mexico City, Mexico

Minichelista Restaurant

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.
bigbeaverdiaries Added by bigbeaverdiaries
Guanajuato, Mexico

Museo de las Momias de Guanajuato

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

Nautilus House

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Aguascalientes, Mexico

National Museum of Death

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.
Added by eolmosc
Xcalacoop, Mexico

Cenote Ik-Kil

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.
Added by bljohnson
Mexico City, Mexico

The Mummies at Museo de El Carmen

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.
CadaverFormosus Added by CadaverFormosus
Cancún, Mexico

Museo Subacuático de Arte

Underwater art project will double as a massive artificial coral reef to help regenerate the damaged ecosystem.
Tepoztlán, Mexico

El Tepozteco

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.
Added by ZacharySenn
Mexico City, Mexico

Soumaya Museum

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.
atimian Added by atimian
Mexico City, Mexico

Santuario Nacional del Angel de la Santa Muerte

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.
Laetitia Barbier Added by Laetitia Barbier