Places stonoceno Wants to Go

This 80-year old mannequin is so lifelike it is believed to be an embalmed corpse.

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

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

The enigmatic and seldom visited ruins of a Mayan city-state.

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

This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano.

An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.

A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.

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

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

The jewel of western Mexico's archaeological legacy is this tiered circular pyramid now covered in grass.

The ruins of an ancient Mayan city, beautifully preserved and only accessible by boat.

Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

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

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.