Places anthea93 Wants to Go

This house covered in art created with volcanic rocks is shrouded in macabre lore.

This singular broken monument, now housed in a museum, was the cause of a worldwide "Mayan Doomsday" phenomenon.

It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.

A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.

Three sinkholes filled with warm, crystal-clear water reached by a horse-driven cart on an old train track through the jungle.

The stoutest tree in the world.

Cave where bat-eating snakes hang down from the ceiling.

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

Sample sweets at an Art Nouveau candy shop that's been in business since 1874.

This tiny, tucked-away eatery reflects the history of Mexico's Lebanese immigrants.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

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

The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

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

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

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

At a museum of everyday objects, it is the act of collecting that is really on display.

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

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

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