Places michwillshea Wants to Go

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

This museum dedicated to cartography is housed in a former 17th-century convent.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

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

This collection of promotional calendars preserves a staple of mid-century Mexican pop art.

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.

This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

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

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.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

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

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

This scenic fortress dates back at least 2,400 years to the time of Magna Graecia.

The ruins of this medieval castle overlook the lake of Piediluco in what was once a sacred forest.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.