One of the oldest hospitals in the Americas is now decorated in hallucinatory murals.

This museum tells the history of Day of the Dead sugar sculptures.

At the base of Peña de Bernal, a small business keeps evidence of alleged extraterrestrial visitors on display.

A giant hilltop cross marks the location of a sanctuary with stunning views of Acapulco.

This small church is surrounded by a landscape filled with hidden Zapotec ruins.

This modernist church's massive sci-fi dome may be one of Latin America's largest.

For decades, the parade of apostles that left the Expiatory Temple of Guadalajara remained hidden inside one of the towers.

Built 1,500 years ago, this abandoned Mesoamerican city is surrounded by a natural wall made of outstanding rock formations.

A beautiful and controversial modern sculpture that alludes to the Aztec past identity of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the phenomenon of syncretism.

These millennia-old murals once covered the walls of residential complexes across the ancient city.

A coastal monument honors one of Mexico's most notable immigrant groups.

A little-known hall almost completely covered in art by the beloved local painter.

In 2008, this Mexico City metro station was the site of an hours-long fight between emo, punk, and goth groups.

This former 17th-century church now houses a university's public library along with several mural masterworks.

A bright, colorful telling of the history of Mexico's youngest state.

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

The archeological ruins of the ancient fortified city of the mysterious Teotenanca civilization.

In the middle of this historic colonial city resides a modernist government building known as the UFO.

A giant Jesus statue watches over the city of Saltillo from the top of a mountain where it has been commandeered by vandals.

This sculpture garden is a serene oasis wedged in the middle of a busy highway.

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

This historic Mexican convent is home to a tree that grows crucifix-like thorns.

An eclectic blend of esoteric imagery covers its interior.

These nearly 500-year-old scenes are largely faded by the ravages of time, yet still maintain their power to horrify.