Public clocks around the city chime with bullfights, cockfights, old railways, and other local traditions.

An artisanal toy-maker’s works are highlighted in this museum dedicated to the craft of toys.

A former factory hosts an amazing collection of Mexican marionettes.

The mummies of a fake priest and bandit's wife are among the abundant curiosities at this museum.

This house covered in art created with volcanic rocks is shrouded in macabre lore.

An impressive if morbid collection of mummified remains from different eras of the region's history.

Discarded animal sculptures stand forgotten by an abandoned aquarium and water park in Bosque de Chapultepec.

The jewel of the museum is a rare tumulus, a funeral decoration from the 18th century.

This Oaxacan town is known for its colorful fantastical creatures hand-carved by local artisans.

Concrete construction materials turned into a fashionable capsule hotel in rural Mexico.

A curious museum of old video game consoles hidden in the back of a store.

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

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

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

This seaside production studio was built to film 'Titanic' and has been the wet set of choice for other Hollywood productions since.

Once a year in Pomuch, the dead are taken out for a cleaning.

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

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

Located in a veterinary school, this macabre exhibit displays the effects of animal diseases.

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

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

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

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

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