This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.

The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

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

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

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

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

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

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

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

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

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

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

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

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

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

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.