These colonial murals are a fascinating hybrid of Spanish and Indigenous aesthetics.

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

Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.

Mexico City's residents are being watched by this state surveillance headquarters, designed by architects with a flair for intimidation.

From Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego, you won't find any lighthouse higher than this one.

A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.

This small museum holds a treasure trove of ceramic figures that are either a hoax or proof of dragons, aliens, and dinosaur riders.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

The Rio Lerma (Chignahuapan) in El Salto, Mexico, is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. It’s covered in white foam, and falling in can kill.

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

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

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

Southern Mexico under the influence of mushrooms, ceremony and celebrity.

This historic cemetery built for victims of the epidemics that swept Guadalajara is shrouded in macabre tales.

A colorful "forest" made entirely from three tons of recycled plastic waste.

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

A wild Hollywood resort thwarted by mosquitoes.

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

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

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

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

A hacienda that features all things uniquely Yucatán.