A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.

A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.

Three sinkholes filled with warm, crystal-clear water reached by a horse-driven cart on an old train track through the jungle.

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 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.

The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.

Huge hole looks down onto an underground beach populated with sea lions.

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

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.

This ceremonial Mexican square looks as though it belongs in a science fiction movie.

A lake at the bottom of the ocean.

Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.

The development of this cliffside waterpark is representative of Mexico's history of co-op tourism developments.

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.

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

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

The stoutest tree in the world.

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

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.