A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

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

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

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

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

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

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

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

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

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

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

This colorful, ornately-decorated cemetery sits next to a quiet cove known as "the beach of the dead."

This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.

This monument built by Japanese American immigrants spent decades underground.

Now a pedestrian bridge, this was once part of a narrow-gauge railroad that ran along the east coast of Kauai.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.