Places luhetem Wants to Go

This grand yet little-visited tomb seems almost carved into the hill it sits on.

An eclectic blend of esoteric imagery covers its interior.

The displays in this off-the-beaten-path museum highlight the holistic, indigenous methods of healing.

This isolated Maya cemetery in Chiapas is distinguished by its towering, colorful wooden crosses.

This graveyard boasts a medley of diverse and imaginative funeral architecture.

This cluttered cantina is famed for its cheese-spiked, raisin-flavored liqueur.

An island graveyard with spectacular views of the Caribbean.

A historic cemetery doubles as a museum containing hundreds of unique tombs sculpted by a single artist.

This historic cemetery built for victims of the epidemics that swept Guadalajara is shrouded in macabre tales.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

During its heyday, the massive estate boasted its own railroad station and post office.

A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.

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

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

Kitschy horror displays now fill the house where some very real serial killing took place.

Mexico's first public cable car soars over the congested streets outside Mexico City.

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

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

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

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

This exquisite example of early colonial architecture remains unfinished almost 500 years after construction began.