Places samalot Wants to Go

The last home designed in its entirety by noted architect Luis Barragán owes its existence to an impressive jacaranda tree.

This Japanese-inspired park showcases the city's peculiar trends for naming features after foreign rulers.

A spring water stream jumps through a walkable "bridge" cavern and a narrow canyon.

A coastal monument honors one of Mexico's most notable immigrant groups.

Mexico’s first and only Tzotzil Maya bookbinding workshop.

The walls of a colonial-era fort encircle a small, tropical assortment of plant life.

Amid lush greenery, a man-made channel peppered with graffiti that dates back to 1881.

This botanical garden boasts sculptures, industrial ruins, and an endorsement from the Dalai Lama.

One of the world's largest murals covers a large swath of homes in its hillside neighborhood.

Mexico's first public cable car soars over the congested streets outside Mexico City.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

This 16th-century church now has a heavenly second life as a cultural hub of Pátzcuaro.

This often-overlooked ocean walkway was once considered an impossible fantasy.

This isolated Maya cemetery in Chiapas is distinguished by its towering, colorful wooden crosses.

A museum dedicated to the famous Mexican illustrator's iconic calaveras.

The English graveyard of Mineral del Monte, a magical little piece of Cornwall in Mexico.

The displays in this off-the-beaten-path museum highlight the holistic, indigenous methods of healing.

This exquisite example of early colonial architecture remains unfinished almost 500 years after construction began.

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

A unique walk through hundreds of cactus plants, including some that stretch over 8 feet tall.

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

This series of waterfalls tumble into a radiantly blue river.

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