Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

This Buddhist monastery once housed an image of Buddha containing a 19-carat diamond.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

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

A rocky shelter in the desert hides one of the largest concentrations of cave paintings in Mexico.

This dome-topped chapel houses the most-venerated religious figure in Yanhuitlán.

This archeological site hidden behind Teotihuacán's pyramids shelters 1600-year-old murals.

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

In the Valley of Morelos lies a mysterious Olmec site with signs of jaguar veneration.

Climb through the life of a Mexican hero as you ascend a 130-foot statue.

Still standing despite its considerable slant, this tilted lighthouse has become a local symbol of resilience.

The largest collection of artifacts from the Olmec civilization, the mother culture of Mesoamerica.

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

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

A notoriously corrupt Chief of Police's deteriorating Greek-themed playhouse.

The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.