Places Kris McCracken Wants to Go

This fortified town dating back to the 1400s is often described as an open-air museum and is a protected National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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

A few steps from the site of the Tlatelolco massacre, this museum tells the story of Mexico's 1968 student protests.

This industrial Art Nouveau gem is a historic hotspot for Mexican counterculture.

Its exhibits are dedicated to educating the public about state terrorism in Mexico.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

Beneath the most controversial monument in Mexico City is a cultural center that exhibits only digital art.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

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.

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

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

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

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

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

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

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