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

This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.

Three sinkholes filled with warm, crystal-clear water reached by a horse-driven cart on an old train track through the jungle.

Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.

The enigmatic and seldom visited ruins of a Mayan city-state.

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

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

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

This once-abandoned mansion is now a dreamy event space.

This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.

The development of this cliffside waterpark is representative of Mexico's history of co-op tourism developments.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

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

Beneath the most controversial monument in Mexico City is a cultural center that exhibits only digital art.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

The ruins of an ancient Mayan city, beautifully preserved and only accessible by boat.

A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.