Places shannonjahnke Wants to Go

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

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

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

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

Its most enigmatic sculpture is a giantess with a ghostly face on her knee.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.

This covert museum showcases booties worn by a rescue dog and slippers owned by Queen Elizabeth II.

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

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

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

A colorful "forest" made entirely from three tons of recycled plastic waste.

Beneath the most controversial monument in Mexico City is a cultural center that exhibits only digital art.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

Discarded animal sculptures stand forgotten by an abandoned aquarium and water park in Bosque de Chapultepec.

Some charming, but sadly, unloved animal statues call this park home.

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

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