It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

This palatial building has lived many lives as a convent, prison, cultural center, state archives, and government offices.

An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.

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

The former house of an anthropologist couple displays Lacandón Maya artifacts in a homey atmosphere.

The displays in this off-the-beaten-path museum highlight the holistic, indigenous methods of healing.

Mexico’s first and only Tzotzil Maya bookbinding workshop.

These winged Maya figures are the subject of speculation and conspiracies.

This one-of-a-kind convent boasts a kaleidoscopic exterior of stars and double-headed eagles.

What better place to learn about the beautiful game than an actual soccer ball-shaped building?

The F1 Mexican Grand Prix circuit goes right through the middle of this old baseball stadium.

A museum built around the site where the most controversial human remains in the country were found.

This museum dedicated to cartography is housed in a former 17th-century convent.

Climb and walk into the crater of one of the youngest volcanoes on Earth.

Warm water springs inside an astounding canyon.

Mexico's second-tallest monument, now half-hidden in a private residential complex.

A spring water stream jumps through a walkable "bridge" cavern and a narrow canyon.

This 16th-century church now has a heavenly second life as a cultural hub of Pátzcuaro.

This Japanese-inspired park showcases the city's peculiar trends for naming features after foreign rulers.

The corner walls of a primary school showcase a Mexican version of memento mori.

A sprawling network of century-old subterranean catacombs lies beneath a nondescript suburban home.

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

In this breathtaking canyon, crocodiles bask on boulders and glide through the murky waters.

This centuries-old mine remained hidden beneath a hotel bar until 2013.