Places Madeleine Wants to Go

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

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

At a museum of everyday objects, it is the act of collecting that is really on display.

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

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

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

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

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

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

These colonial murals are a fascinating hybrid of Spanish and Indigenous aesthetics.

The former house of an anthropologist couple displays Lacandón Maya artifacts in a homey atmosphere.

This restored opera house is named after a soprano known for tragic romance, exile, and a truly uncomfortable wedding.

From Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego, you won't find any lighthouse higher than this one.

One of Monterrey's oldest buildings is perched atop a hill boasting impressive views of the city.

Legend says this tiny ancient island is the lost ancestral homeland of the Aztecs.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

This ornate church designed by a self-taught architect is an eclectic masterpiece in the heart of Central Mexico.

A museum dedicated to the famous Mexican illustrator's iconic calaveras.

A formerly derelict railway workshop is home to a new world-class contemporary art museum in Central Mexico.

Public clocks around the city chime with bullfights, cockfights, old railways, and other local traditions.

The population of Southeast Asian primates was introduced to Mexico in the 1970s.

The stoutest tree in the world.