Places hobbit3175 Wants to Go

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.

This mining town boomed in the Atomic Age when uranium was gold, only to be abandoned when the industry collapsed.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

This combination shop and museum is filled with curious items and artifacts.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

Mexico City's residents are being watched by this state surveillance headquarters, designed by architects with a flair for intimidation.

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

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

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

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

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

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

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

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.