Places paleasfunk Wants to Go

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

A Buddhist monastery tucked away in the mountains of Colorado.

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

This gallery is home to everything from antiques, to ancient tribal masks.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

Curios, scientific antiques, oddities for sale.

The warmth and creative kitsch of a quilt engulf every patron who visits.

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

One of the oldest art supply stores in the United States.

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

The burial place of some of Mexico's most prominent residents is full of macabre stories and hidden masonic symbols.

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

At a museum of everyday objects, it is the act of collecting that is really on display.

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.

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

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

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

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