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Isla de las Muñecas

Island of the Dolls

Isla de Munecas, D.F., Mexico

Okay, so this island is a bit gimmicky but there’s no denying that the hundreds of detoriated dolls on display are downright creepy.

A former owner of the property hung the dolls from trees and clotheslines to repel the spirit of a girl who drowned in the canals many years ago, or so the story goes.

Catch a gondola from the Embarcadero Cuemanco, where it takes about four hours round-trip. The dock is best reached by car.

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Embarcadero Cuemanco, Xochimilco

Island admission: M$50; gondola per hour: M$500

Outdoors

Xochimilco

Text © John Hecht

Image by chris edmonds