This abandoned convent keeps the tomb of a legendary beheaded princess.

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

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

A gigantic, symbolic artwork covers the side of the building.

Detailed miniature models of iconic landmarks in Mexico and around the world.

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

Public clocks around the city chime with bullfights, cockfights, old railways, and other local traditions.

A former factory hosts an amazing collection of Mexican marionettes.

A detailed model of Mexico City is the star attraction within this interactive exhibit inside an old theater.

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

Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.

An archaeological museum at the Aztec pyramid displays signs of the New Fire ritual performed every 52 years.

The now-public home of a renowned art collector is full of unique pieces from viceregal and 19th-century Mexico.

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

A giant Jesus statue watches over the city of Saltillo from the top of a mountain where it has been commandeered by vandals.

Hidden inside a hotel is a museum of miniature models depicting the traditions and history of Mexico.

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

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

Fragments of the former temple's lost facade are now displayed in a strange library of stones.

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

The remains of an Aztec school and various intriguing artifacts lie below a modern cultural center.

This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.

These colonial murals are a fascinating hybrid of Spanish and Indigenous aesthetics.

The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.