Places Alpy Wants to Go

Once a year in Pomuch, the dead are taken out for a cleaning.

The displays in this off-the-beaten-path museum highlight the holistic, indigenous methods of healing.

This isolated Maya cemetery in Chiapas is distinguished by its towering, colorful wooden crosses.

This series of waterfalls tumble into a radiantly blue river.

This often-overlooked ocean walkway was once considered an impossible fantasy.

In this beloved beach town, a secret seafood haven lies tucked behind a car wash.

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

This Oaxacan restaurant serves native corn and Indigenous recipes.

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

A former factory hosts an amazing collection of Mexican marionettes.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

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

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

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

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

One of Mexico's few murals dedicated to an indigenous language.