A notoriously corrupt Chief of Police's deteriorating Greek-themed playhouse.

A hacienda that features all things uniquely Yucatán.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

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

A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.

During its heyday, the massive estate boasted its own railroad station and post office.

The ruins of an ancient pyramid built by the mysterious Chupícuaro civilization.

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

A tomb in the shape of a traditional Mexican hat and shawl for the father of modern rancheras.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

A US military accident created the legends behind this Mexican version of the Bermuda Triangle.

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

This giant expressionist head crowns a museum devoted to a beloved Mexican leader.

Mexico's largest collection of masks is found in the ruins of an abandoned convent.

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

Once a year in Pomuch, the dead are taken out for a cleaning.

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

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

A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

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

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