This centuries-old mine remained hidden beneath a hotel bar until 2013.

A wall of this old hotel was decorated with drawings made of pebbles during its construction.

A skeleton without arms watches over the side door of one of the most beautiful baroque temples in Mexico.

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

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

This tiny garden was built specifically to provide a place of peace and serenity away from the busy city streets.

A tribute to the 20th-century ball that cast a spotlight on Mexico’s LGBTQ community.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

The world's tallest carillon is located at the top of this skyscraper in Mexico City.

The museum houses "the most studied meteorite in history," among other geological oddities.

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

The collection of intricate sculptures includes one carved from a mammoth's tusk

A series of mosaics in Mexico City's Historic Center celebrate the Basque Country's "eighth province"—its diaspora.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

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.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.