Get a close look at the gigantic remains of long-extinct mammoths.

Found down a long dirt road, a sacred Mexican cenote and 18th-century hacienda remain hidden.

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

A "time traveler's" vision of human history stretches throughout Mexico City's Copilco metro station.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

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

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

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

A sapling of the legendary tree where conquistador Hernán Cortés sat and wept after an Aztec uprising.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

A striking depiction of Teotihuacan's mysterious "Spider Woman."

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

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

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

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

Inside a busy metro station, an impressive mural depicts the prehispanic city of Tenochtitlán.

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

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

These unusual paintings give thanks to the saints and deities who granted people favors and miracles.

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

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

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

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

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.