Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

This hotel is an amazing example of the Escuela Tapatía de Arquitectura movement.

The walls of a colonial-era fort encircle a small, tropical assortment of plant life.

Statue of Edgar Hernandez, the first victim of swine flu.

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

A statue of the formerly enslaved person considered "the first liberator of the Americas" stands in the town named after him.

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

A Spanish Colonial fort now houses an archeology museum.

The majestic, sacred tree is represented on this piece of public infrastructure.

This atmospheric ruins are truly a sight to behold.

The site where the Spanish first landed in Mexico was once a thriving Mesoamerican city.

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

A massive yet whimsical statue pays homage to the art and joy of "flight."

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

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

The artwork detailing the city's history features a few controversial characters.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

A tomb in the shape of a traditional Mexican hat and shawl for the father of modern rancheras.

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

Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.

The building that houses this museum is as historic as its collection.

The largest cave shaft in the world is home to thousands of birds and popular with BASE jumpers.

This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.