Places Leonardo I Wants to Go

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

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

Explore the history of Mexico's lesser-known ancient alcoholic beverage.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

This small museum holds a treasure trove of ceramic figures that are either a hoax or proof of dragons, aliens, and dinosaur riders.

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

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

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

This archeological site hidden behind Teotihuacán's pyramids shelters 1600-year-old murals.

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

How a bat poo mine became a major Native American archaeological site—and connections to legendary red-haired giants.

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

These large-scale reproductions of Mario Sanchez’s colorful pictures and murals feel like a walk around a small movie set, and also lead you down an imaginary “street” of past decades.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.

The fourth-oldest baseball stadium in the United States is in a league of its own.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

From printing money to live music, this Beaux-Arts style building has had many identities over the last century.