Places Jaci D'Ulisse Wants to Go

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

One of the world's largest murals covers a large swath of homes in its hillside neighborhood.

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

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

The development of this cliffside waterpark is representative of Mexico's history of co-op tourism developments.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

The unique collection of gifts includes braids of human hair, a spoon, and a Virgin made of bread.

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

Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.

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

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

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

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.

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

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

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

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

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

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.