Legends in Mexico

The scene of a legendary hunt is displayed on this building's facade.

Legends, sculptures, and unique tombs can be seen lurking in these connected cemeteries.

This highly decorated dam is one of Guanajuato's most unexpectedly beautiful public works.

This park's art collection includes a clock made of flowers, siblings in a tree's roots, and a dove made out of weapons.

Legend says the building's unusual features were added at the request of a paranoid president.

This house covered in art created with volcanic rocks is shrouded in macabre lore.

This subterranean passage reveals the city's mining history as well as its legendary terrors.

After becoming locally extinct, this esteemed avian now flies free in the forests around the ancient ruins.

Legend says this tiny ancient island is the lost ancestral homeland of the Aztecs.

A sapling of the legendary tree where conquistador Hernán Cortés sat and wept after an Aztec uprising.

This abandoned convent keeps the tomb of a legendary beheaded princess.

Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.

Hidden inside a hotel is a museum of miniature models depicting the traditions and history of Mexico.

A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.

This historic cemetery built for victims of the epidemics that swept Guadalajara is shrouded in macabre tales.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.