Places JCarmine13 Wants to Go

Hidden inside a hotel is a museum of miniature models depicting the traditions and history of Mexico.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

This ceremonial Mexican square looks as though it belongs in a science fiction movie.

Inside this mountain lies several kilometers of breathtaking caves.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

Cave where bat-eating snakes hang down from the ceiling.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.

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

A colorful "forest" made entirely from three tons of recycled plastic waste.

This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano.

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

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

The largest cave shaft in the world is home to thousands of birds and popular with BASE jumpers.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.