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

A fairy garden in an old hotel hidden in La Marquesa forest.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

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

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

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

This immense scene of a cosmic battle between a jaguar and serpent illustrates the Aztec concept of the duality of life.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

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

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

This ancient structure was built by a mysterious civilization that was largely destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

The official Presidential Residence of Los Pinos became an emblem of Mexico's opulence and presidential corruption.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

These unusual paintings give thanks to the saints and deities who granted people favors and miracles.

Inside a busy metro station, an impressive mural depicts the prehispanic city of Tenochtitlán.

The F1 Mexican Grand Prix circuit goes right through the middle of this old baseball stadium.

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

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

Beneath the most controversial monument in Mexico City is a cultural center that exhibits only digital art.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.