Places mzpete3 Wants to Go

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

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

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

Besides being home to cave paintings and pre-Columbian Cuban archaeological remains, you get to take a boat through this stalactite and stalagmite covered cave.

This series of paintings celebrate a locally beloved snail species.

The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

A field of whimsical floats, where all of your favorite childhood stories have been put out to pasture.

This popular cave pool is truly magical, despite the crowds.

These winged Maya figures are the subject of speculation and conspiracies.

The ruins of a 16th-century Spanish convent tell a forgotten history.

A sprawling network of century-old subterranean catacombs lies beneath a nondescript suburban home.

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

Hidden in the jungle is a botanical ‘Barbapa dream’ art center in the Yucatan rainforest.

One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.

Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.

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

Still standing despite its considerable slant, this tilted lighthouse has become a local symbol of resilience.

An island graveyard with spectacular views of the Caribbean.

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.