A small pack of an ancient, hairless breed of dog once believed to guide souls through the underworld lives on its grounds.

This ornate church designed by a self-taught architect is an eclectic masterpiece in the heart of Central Mexico.

A formerly derelict railway workshop is home to a new world-class contemporary art museum in Central Mexico.

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

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

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.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

The former home of the army detachment that captured Geronimo.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

Visitors to this public park will also find the ruins of an old western fort.

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

Run by members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, this community farm nurtures traditional desert cultivars.

This scrap yard doubles as a naive art gallery full of found art and farm animals.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found at a weekend swap meet.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."