A unique walk through hundreds of cactus plants, including some that stretch over 8 feet tall.

When struck, the strange stones in this park ring like bells.

The remains of a centuries-old water system that inspired local legends of secret tunnels.

The ruins of an ancient pyramid built by the mysterious Chupícuaro civilization.

There is nothing like a religious festival celebrated with blow-up sledgehammers.

The walls and ceilings of the "Mexican Sistine Chapel" are almost completely covered with mural, sculpture, inscriptions and oil paintings.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

This colonial mining complex is now home to magnificent themed gardens.

The jewel of western Mexico's archaeological legacy is this tiered circular pyramid now covered in grass.

Meat and seafood are part of the frozen dessert flavors available at these legendary street stands.

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

Things roll uphill on this Mexican street that seems to defy gravity.

Built 1,500 years ago, this abandoned Mesoamerican city is surrounded by a natural wall made of outstanding rock formations.

Tucked along a river are enigmatic stone carvings created thousands of years ago.

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

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

An impressive if morbid collection of mummified remains from different eras of the region's history.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

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

A US military accident created the legends behind this Mexican version of the Bermuda Triangle.

A park in Mexico offers all the experiences of an illegal border crossing except for one: the border.

These cliff-dwellings might be Mexico's least visited archaeological site.