Year: 2013

Capilano Suspension Bridge

Discover Capilano Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver, British Columbia: This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

The Monkey’s Paw

Discover The Monkey's Paw in Toronto, Ontario: A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

La Equis (The X)

Discover La Equis (The X) in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

San Lorenzo Aké

Discover San Lorenzo Aké in Aké, Mexico: A hacienda that features all things uniquely Yucatán.

La Pascualita Is Not Your Average Mannequin

Chihuahua, Mexico’s La Pascualita has been giving window shoppers the creeps for decades with her eerily lifelike appearance and possible adventures after dark.  Dressed in bridal wear and exhibited in an otherwise unremarkable storefront window, La …

Condominio Insurgentes

Discover Condominio Insurgentes in Mexico City, Mexico: A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.

Cosmovitral Botanical Garden

Discover Cosmovitral Botanical Garden in Toluca, Mexico: Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.

Church of Santa María Tonantzintla

Discover Church of Santa María Tonantzintla in San Andrés Cholula, Mexico: An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.

Yaxchilan

Discover Yaxchilan in Champa, Mexico: The ruins of an ancient Mayan city, beautifully preserved and only accessible by boat.

Calakmul

Discover Calakmul in Mexico: A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

Palenque

Discover Palenque in Palenque, Mexico: An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

El Caracol

Discover El Caracol in Chichen Itza, Mexico: No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Cenote Xkeken

According to Maya tradition, the gates to the beyond lay in cenotes. Just a few kilometers from Valladolid in the Yucatan Peninsula, the landscape is dotted with natural sinkholes, leading straight down into the earth. Unlike their unsightly name, the s…

Mercado de Sonora

Discover Mercado de Sonora in Mexico City, Mexico: Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

Cafebrería El Péndulo

Discover Cafebrería El Péndulo in Mexico City, Mexico: Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

Archipelago Cinema

Discover Archipelago Cinema in Laem Sak, Thailand: This floating cinema brings new meaning to the phrase "going out" to the movies.

Chang and Eng Memorial Statue

Those familiar with the history of the traveling circus know Chang and Eng Bunker as the original Siamese twins. They were born in Samut Songkhram, a small village of Thailand (formerly Siam) in 1811. The conjoined twins, bound together by a band of ca…

Democracy Monument

Discover Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand: Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

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