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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Kitschy horror displays now fill the house where some very real serial killing took place.

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

The stoutest tree in the world.

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

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.