Places xpatriot2004 Wants to Go

This botanical garden boasts sculptures, industrial ruins, and an endorsement from the Dalai Lama.

Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.

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

Kitschy horror displays now fill the house where some very real serial killing took place.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

A hotel masquerading as a medieval castle overlooks a Mexican city.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

This tiny, tucked-away eatery reflects the history of Mexico's Lebanese immigrants.

Explore the history of Mexico's lesser-known ancient alcoholic beverage.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

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

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

Outside a market, beautiful murals pay tribute to fruit sellers and farmers, as well as a few legendary artists.

Inside a busy metro station, an impressive mural depicts the prehispanic city of Tenochtitlán.

This ancient structure was built by a mysterious civilization that was largely destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

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

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

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

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

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

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

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.