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

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

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

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

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

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

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

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

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

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

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

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

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

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

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

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

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses separated by a bridge.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.