These nearly 500-year-old scenes are largely faded by the ravages of time, yet still maintain their power to horrify.

This neon installation is a tribute to a Mexica god, who gave his skin to humanity.

This pre-Hispanic apartment complex also includes ancestral paintings that point to its military past.

This colonial-era hospital chapel is now a foyer and side entrance to a popular department store.

A giant Jesus statue watches over the city of Saltillo from the top of a mountain where it has been commandeered by vandals.

This modern theatre is housed inside a convent constructed more than 300 years ago.

In Chapultepec Park there is a pavilion gifted to Mexico from South Korea to honor the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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

This sculpture garden is a serene oasis wedged in the middle of a busy highway.

This baroque wonder is filled with a trove of artistic treasures.

Its sunny hues are believed to have inspired the town's color palette.

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

One of the city's most imposing Neoclassical buildings is also one of its most prestigious schools.

On a picturesque lake island, a massive, “broken” crucifixion has become a popular pilgrimage destination.

One man's personal collection of more than 2,000 creepy-crawlies from around the world.

One of Monterrey's oldest buildings is perched atop a hill boasting impressive views of the city.

This active fish farm has opened and expanded its lands to become a multi-faceted tourist attraction.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

This grand yet little-visited tomb seems almost carved into the hill it sits on.

A formerly derelict railway workshop is home to a new world-class contemporary art museum in Central Mexico.

The grounds of this former dairy hacienda now contain an entire town inspired by Tuscany, Italy.

This church turned museum is dedicated to the last Mexica ruler, whose remains were allegedly buried under the altar.

The former house of an anthropologist couple displays Lacandón Maya artifacts in a homey atmosphere.

This dome-topped chapel houses the most-venerated religious figure in Yanhuitlán.