The striking and little-touristed ruins of an ancient city destroyed and rebuilt by the Aztecs.

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

Bright, rebellious indigenous murals dating back to the Spanish Conquest inexplicably cover the walls of this Catholic church.

This often-overlooked ocean walkway was once considered an impossible fantasy.

The remains of an Aztec school and various intriguing artifacts lie below a modern cultural center.

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

Its incredible collections are dedicated to preserving Mexico's film history.

This upscale restaurant specializing in Michoacán cuisine serves sauces tied to important life events.

A bullet-scarred monastery chronicles Mexico's turbulent history of foreign invasions.

Get a close look at the gigantic remains of long-extinct mammoths.

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

This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

The ruins of the "place of the cloud snake" sit in the middle of an urban environment.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

This industrial Art Nouveau gem is a historic hotspot for Mexican counterculture.

Three small rooms in the jungle house the most elaborate and intact murals of the Mayan world.

The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.

The Acropolis of this little-visited Mayan archaeological site offers great views of Chiapas’s Lake District.

Hidden for more than a century, the grave of the Conquistador remains forgotten behind these church walls.

One of the world’s largest cave systems houses legends, concerts, and wondrous rock formations alike.

This singular broken monument, now housed in a museum, was the cause of a worldwide "Mayan Doomsday" phenomenon.

The underground mall's skylights look like they could be part of a spaceship.

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