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

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

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

Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.

The ruins of an ancient Mayan city, beautifully preserved and only accessible by boat.

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

The burial place of some of Mexico's most prominent residents is full of macabre stories and hidden masonic symbols.

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

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

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

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

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.