An eerie illusion of a nun is said to haunt this cathedral’s Baroque-style bell tower.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

This monument marking the center of Mexico might be more political than geographical.

The site where the Spanish first landed in Mexico was once a thriving Mesoamerican city.

This specimen of Mexico's national tree is now central to religious pilgrimage and rituals.

This stately clock was gifted from China's last imperial government to the people of Mexico.

One of Mexico's youngest major cities still holds on to this structure representing its short modern history.

Oaxaca's recently restored "forgotten Dominican convent."

Inside one of Guadalajara's oldest houses, you can find puppets and foam models of the city's missing buildings.

This small town specializes in a rainbow of corn snacks.

An alluring, arid botanical garden home to a bewildering variety of cacti both endangered and common.

It was dubbed the "Garden of Plates" because it's covered in pieces of discarded dishes.

For decades, the parade of apostles that left the Expiatory Temple of Guadalajara remained hidden inside one of the towers.

This flagship of the Mexican Navy has had a bumpy second life after being retired from service.

The archeological ruins of the ancient fortified city of the mysterious Teotenanca civilization.

This lonely tower survived the landslide that devastated much of a Mexican mining town.

Climb and walk into the crater of one of the youngest volcanoes on Earth.

Warm water springs inside an astounding canyon.

A spring water stream jumps through a walkable "bridge" cavern and a narrow canyon.

Catch a glimpse of local, native wildlife at this zoo dedicated to conservation and education.

At this hillside site that was once home to a Mixtec community, you'll find ruins with a view.

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

The walls of a colonial-era fort encircle a small, tropical assortment of plant life.

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