Places Mexicat Wants to Go

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

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

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

This conservation area filled with colorful birds is the last community forest within the city of Kathmandu.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

30 years worth of pressed-tin, bakalite, and characters both loved and forgotten.

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

Buddhist university that allows English-language speakers the opportunity to study with monks in Thailand.

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

Inside one of Guadalajara's oldest houses, you can find puppets and foam models of the city's missing buildings.

For decades, the parade of apostles that left the Expiatory Temple of Guadalajara remained hidden inside one of the towers.

One of Mexico’s historic pottery-producing towns is home to a museum showcasing the craft.

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

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.