Places synesthesiac Wants to Go

In Chapultepec Park there is a pavilion gifted to Mexico from South Korea to honor the 1968 Summer Olympics.

This Mexico City subway station will make you feel like you've been transported to the London Underground.

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

This neon installation is a tribute to a Mexica god, who gave his skin to humanity.

The museum houses "the most studied meteorite in history," among other geological oddities.

This clock was gifted to Mexico as a show of gratitude for its long history of welcoming Arab migrants.

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

The unique collection of gifts includes braids of human hair, a spoon, and a Virgin made of bread.

A small pack of an ancient, hairless breed of dog once believed to guide souls through the underworld lives on its grounds.

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

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

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

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

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

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

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

A quirky statue in Bermondsey made by 100 public participants with goggles, chisels, and mallets.

A small stone monument marks the spot on Stavely Road where the first of hundreds of missiles touched down during World War II.

This statue includes the molehill that toppled a king.

This stone spire holds a unique place in the region's history.

A replica of the gaslit streetlamp under which three teenagers founded a football club.

This building contains a door only used by members of the royal family.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.