The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.

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

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

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

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

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.

This Aztec structure remained hidden until the demolition of a supermarket exposed the lost temple.

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

This series of waterfalls tumble into a radiantly blue river.

At this Oaxaca contest, artists turn purple produce into stunning depictions of saints, buildings, and La Pietà.

The unique collection of gifts includes braids of human hair, a spoon, and a Virgin made of bread.

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

This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.

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

This church devoted to Mexico's "dead saint" is a festive celebration of a formerly hidden religious figure.

This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

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

You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.

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

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

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