Places vivalavida Wants to Go

An incredible little museum of interior design full of artifacts collected from around the world.

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

Its sunny hues are believed to have inspired the town's color palette.

The former headquarters of a leader in the Mexican Revolution, and the site of an often-reproduced image.

Though the name might suggest otherwise, this is an American cemetery.

The outside of this theater is decorated with a Diego Rivera mural that explores the history of Mexico.

Founded by a Basque immigrant, Mexico City's oldest bakery has a history dating back to 1870.

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

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

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

Sample sweets at an Art Nouveau candy shop that's been in business since 1874.

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

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

This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

The only international border marker within the United States.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.