Places Mario Yair T.S. Wants to Go

The strange “kaiju” of Lake Imba that allegedly killed over a dozen men with a single strike of lightning.

This mangled and twisted wreckage left by the side of a Mexican road was no accident, but a planned crash in the name of science and safety.

The tomb of a pre-Hispanic governor, inside the vestiges of a Mesoamerican city.

This grape-growing paradise is one of the oldest vineyards in North America.

This rural island is home to the ghost town of what used to be the world’s biggest salt mine.

This now-abandoned shopping center in Playa del Carmen was built to resemble a medieval European castle.

A small gallery in the home of the founding father of Mata Ortiz pottery.

Home to works by notable Mexican artists and an underwater mosaic of the pre-Columbian goddess Gaia.

This bilingual museum explores the more than 300 years of vaquero history.

Tucked away in a secluded canyon, this hidden hot spring’s thermal waters have been soothing soakers for generations.

Once a Catholic mission, this small town tucked between the ocean and the mountains is now a magical spot for art and history lovers.

Fossilized remains tell the story of the region’s past inside this small, unassuming museum.

In the 16th century, a Franciscan monk pulled off a construction miracle by building a Roman-style aqueduct to save the town of Otumba, Mexico, from certain death.

A farming family's tribute to the pack animal.

A cenote sitting in the middle of a parking lot shows the Yucatán Peninsula at its most urbanized.

This former ghost town high in the mountains of northern Mexico is now a pilgrimage site.

This scenic cable car ride glides 100 feet above Mexico City.

One of the best examples of Modernist religious architecture in Mexico City.

This shrine is dedicated to a symbol of the Maya people's struggle against inequality and injustice.

The site where the Spanish first landed in Mexico was once a thriving Mesoamerican city.

This series of paintings celebrate a locally beloved snail species.

It might look like a doghouse, but this small structure was actually built to house a spirit from Maya mythology.

These mosaic designs promise a cure for headaches, toothaches, and colds.

This small, yet notable, cable-stayed bridge was built to support tourism to a series of internet-famous pink lakes.