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

Half-hidden by grassy slopes, this striking Spanish colonial fort is now a museum of underwater archaeology.

This feature of the city's aqueduct has achieved numismatic fame thanks to its appearance on Mexican banknotes.

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

A sapling of the legendary tree where conquistador Hernán Cortés sat and wept after an Aztec uprising.

This gorgeous stretch of coastline is home to beautiful views and centuries-old rock art.

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

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

The remains of an Aztec school and various intriguing artifacts lie below a modern cultural center.

This exquisite example of early colonial architecture remains unfinished almost 500 years after construction began.

This architectural wonder of Mexico City houses several art schools and national research centers.

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

This ornate church designed by a self-taught architect is an eclectic masterpiece in the heart of Central Mexico.

The official Presidential Residence of Los Pinos became an emblem of Mexico's opulence and presidential corruption.

An incredible collection of Mesoamerican art assembled by one of Mexico's great artists.

Get a close look at the gigantic remains of long-extinct mammoths.

One of Mexico's rare urban natural parks features waterfalls and a working fish farm.

A bullet-scarred monastery chronicles Mexico's turbulent history of foreign invasions.

A striking depiction of Teotihuacan's mysterious "Spider Woman."

An artist's suburban abode looks like an architectural fever dream.

This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

The ruins of the "place of the cloud snake" sit in the middle of an urban environment.

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.