This hotel is an amazing example of the Escuela Tapatía de Arquitectura movement.

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

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This immense scene of a cosmic battle between a jaguar and serpent illustrates the Aztec concept of the duality of life.

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

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

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

In Chapultepec Park there is a pavilion gifted to Mexico from South Korea to honor the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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

The last home designed in its entirety by noted architect Luis Barragán owes its existence to an impressive jacaranda tree.

The official Presidential Residence of Los Pinos became an emblem of Mexico's opulence and presidential corruption.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

An 18th-century battery complete with original kitchen and garrison.

Perched atop the highest hill in Cartagena, this 17th-century convent offers spectacular views of the city.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.