Places schoenhalskai Wants to Go

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

Take in a sweeping views of Guanajuato—and save yourself a hike up a steep hill—on this funicular.

This colonial mining complex is now home to magnificent themed gardens.

This ceremonial Mexican square looks as though it belongs in a science fiction movie.

One of the oldest and largest Buddhist structures in the Americas, located in a peaceful forest outside Mexico City.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The striking and little-touristed ruins of an ancient city destroyed and rebuilt by the Aztecs.

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

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

Venture outside of the city and into a family compound for a meal unlike any other.

Legacy of Isidoro Cruz Hernández, one of the most crucial artists in the history of the alebrijes craft in this town.

Local lore claims this rocky cape hides a lost Aztec treasure.

In this beloved beach town, a secret seafood haven lies tucked behind a car wash.

Tucked away in a secluded canyon, this hidden hot spring’s thermal waters have been soothing soakers for generations.

A 40-foot waterfall hidden in a desert oasis.

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.

This whimsical home made entirely from clay is basically a giant piece of pottery.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

A historic train ride from California to Mexico.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

These cliff-dwellings might be Mexico's least visited archaeological site.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.