Shocking dioramas of human torture, meant to promote human rights awareness.

The jewel of western Mexico's archaeological legacy is this tiered circular pyramid now covered in grass.

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

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

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

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.

Legend has it thieves once stashed their treasures in this crater in the Mexican desert.

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

A neo-Gothic temple in central Mexico featuring a labyrinthine network of crypts.

This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano.

The stoutest tree in the world.

This church devoted to Mexico's "dead saint" is a festive celebration of a formerly hidden religious figure.

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

Kitschy horror displays now fill the house where some very real serial killing took place.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.

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

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

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

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

This detailed miniature model covers all aspects of life in a small Mexican village.

Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.