Places HuskyNinja Wants to Go

Pause in an abandoned hydroelectric station, now overrun with wildlife, to consider a thought-provoking poem.

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

This exquisite example of early colonial architecture remains unfinished almost 500 years after construction began.

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

The Acropolis of this little-visited Mayan archaeological site offers great views of Chiapas’s Lake District.

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.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

The striking and little-touristed ruins of an ancient city destroyed and rebuilt by the Aztecs.

It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

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

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.

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

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

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

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

Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.

This ancient structure was built by a mysterious civilization that was largely destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

The ruins of an ancient Mayan city, beautifully preserved and only accessible by boat.

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

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.