Found down a long dirt road, a sacred Mexican cenote and 18th-century hacienda remain hidden.

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

This restored opera house is named after a soprano known for tragic romance, exile, and a truly uncomfortable wedding.

Diego Rivera hid various people and symbols in his first large-scale mural project.

It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.

Legend has it thieves once stashed their treasures in this crater in the Mexican desert.

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

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

A striking depiction of Teotihuacan's mysterious "Spider Woman."

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

The Rio Lerma (Chignahuapan) in El Salto, Mexico, is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. It’s covered in white foam, and falling in can kill.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

These colonial murals are a fascinating hybrid of Spanish and Indigenous aesthetics.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

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

This abandoned convent keeps the tomb of a legendary beheaded princess.

Tijuana's legendary jai alai or "basque ball" palace is now a massive music venue.

A curious museum of old video game consoles hidden in the back of a store.

A historic cemetery doubles as a museum containing hundreds of unique tombs sculpted by a single artist.

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

From Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego, you won't find any lighthouse higher than this one.

Legend says this tiny ancient island is the lost ancestral homeland of the Aztecs.

Visit this small Mexican church to pray to a mushroom that is supposedly marked with the image of Christ.

Mexico City's residents are being watched by this state surveillance headquarters, designed by architects with a flair for intimidation.