Places Mark H Wants to Go

This Aztec structure remained hidden until the demolition of a supermarket exposed the lost temple.

The museum houses "the most studied meteorite in history," among other geological oddities.

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

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

History is on display in this hall, which has served as the seat of city government for centuries.

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

The former headquarters of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education now houses a muralism museum, including Diego Rivera's first large-scale mural project.

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

This neon installation is a tribute to a Mexica god, who gave his skin to humanity.

A colorful "forest" made entirely from three tons of recycled plastic waste.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

A swirling spectrum of stained glass dazzles visitors who enter this subway station.

This unusual building straddles two countries.

For a brief moment, the world was given a flicker of the future of fast food, thanks to a visionary inventor.

This giant Canadian coin is a monument to the artist who created its iconic emblem.

A mysterious lake provides fresh water without any source, somehow restoring itself from atop its mountaintop perch.

A curious museum of old video game consoles hidden in the back of a store.

This exuberantly curated landscape is one of the largest sculpture gardens in Canada.

This permanent exhibition of commercial signs aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the city.

A scenic overlook of a pit mine hundreds of meters deep filled with blue water.

A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.

Immortalized in bronze, this frazzled student will be glued to his screen for centuries.