Places dttxo Wants to Go

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

Inside the cloister of the Temple of San Juan Bautista is a ceiling decorated with gold Baroque illustrations.

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

A small building that loosely resembles a tooth is appropriately used as a dentist office.

This ancient gaming tool was unearthed during the construction of this former town's central square.

A series of modernist, abstract sculptures form a route created as part of the 1968 Olympics' Cultural Olympiad.

This memorial was raised in honor of a group of workers heavily impacted by the 1985 Mexico City earthquake.

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

Founded by a Basque immigrant, Mexico City's oldest bakery has a history dating back to 1870.

A close look at the church's walls reveals pieces of Mexico's history.

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

The last home designed in its entirety by noted architect Luis Barragán owes its existence to an impressive jacaranda tree.

A bullet-scarred monastery chronicles Mexico's turbulent history of foreign invasions.

This giant expressionist head crowns a museum devoted to a beloved Mexican leader.

This museum dedicated to cartography is housed in a former 17th-century convent.

Discarded animal sculptures stand forgotten by an abandoned aquarium and water park in Bosque de Chapultepec.

The museum houses "the most studied meteorite in history," among other geological oddities.

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

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

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

Explore the history of Mexico's lesser-known ancient alcoholic beverage.

A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.

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

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.