Places butterflywings Wants to Go

This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.

Bright, rebellious indigenous murals dating back to the Spanish Conquest inexplicably cover the walls of this Catholic church.

Legend says this tiny ancient island is the lost ancestral homeland of the Aztecs.

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

This archeological site hidden behind Teotihuacán's pyramids shelters 1600-year-old murals.

The ruins of the "place of the cloud snake" sit in the middle of an urban environment.

This church turned museum is dedicated to the last Mexica ruler, whose remains were allegedly buried under the altar.

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

This Aztec structure remained hidden until the demolition of a supermarket exposed the lost temple.

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

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

These terracotta heads are among the oldest Iron Age objects found south of the equator.

Visit a family-run restaurant that has been serving the epitome of soul food for more than seven decades.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

This pop-culture shop also offers the chance to become part of their favorite tv show or movie.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.