Places Crawdie Wants to Go

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

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

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

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

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

A collection of incredible clay crafts, complete with earthen skeletons and mermaids.

The ruins of an ancient pyramid built by the mysterious Chupícuaro civilization.

Three small rooms in the jungle house the most elaborate and intact murals of the Mayan world.

The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.

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

A "time traveler's" vision of human history stretches throughout Mexico City's Copilco metro station.

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

Mexico's largest collection of masks is found in the ruins of an abandoned convent.

This graveyard boasts a medley of diverse and imaginative funeral architecture.

This small museum explores Mexican history and culture through clothing.

A cenote filled with Colonial era artifacts whose waters cannot be accessed.

Mexico's first public cable car soars over the congested streets outside Mexico City.

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.

This popular cave pool is truly magical, despite the crowds.

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

The enigmatic and seldom visited ruins of a Mayan city-state.

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

A small pack of an ancient, hairless breed of dog once believed to guide souls through the underworld lives on its grounds.