The population of Southeast Asian primates was introduced to Mexico in the 1970s.

One man's personal collection of more than 2,000 creepy-crawlies from around the world.

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

This often-overlooked ocean walkway was once considered an impossible fantasy.

The tragic heiress Barbara Woolworth Hutton built her seventh husband this Japanese-inspired palace in Mexico.

This covert museum showcases booties worn by a rescue dog and slippers owned by Queen Elizabeth II.

Mexico City decorates its facades with extravagant floral arrangements every year.

This tiny, tucked-away eatery reflects the history of Mexico's Lebanese immigrants.

This upscale restaurant specializing in Michoacán cuisine serves sauces tied to important life events.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

This botanical garden boasts sculptures, industrial ruins, and an endorsement from the Dalai Lama.

This bridge over the River Cuale leads to a neighborhood that was once an escape for Hollywood's elite.

Located in a veterinary school, this macabre exhibit displays the effects of animal diseases.

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

A fairy garden in an old hotel hidden in La Marquesa forest.

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

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

This "cursed house" features secret rooms, hidden vaults, and dark escape tunnels.

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

Cave where bat-eating snakes hang down from the ceiling.

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

The burial place of some of Mexico's most prominent residents is full of macabre stories and hidden masonic symbols.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

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