A collection of incredible clay crafts, complete with earthen skeletons and mermaids.

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

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

One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.

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

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

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

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

This series of waterfalls tumble into a radiantly blue river.

Trek through the jungle on a boat and a swinging bridge and you'll be rewarded with these refreshing, if pungent, mineral pools.

Mexico's largest collection of masks is found in the ruins of an abandoned convent.

A neo-Gothic temple in central Mexico featuring a labyrinthine network of crypts.

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

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

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

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

Mexico's first public cable car soars over the congested streets outside Mexico City.

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

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

The enigmatic and seldom visited ruins of a Mayan city-state.

The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.

These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.

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