This city's cultural center is in a restored Spanish colonial home from the 1800s.

This series of paintings celebrate a locally beloved snail species.

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.

Giant kites are flown during this Day of the Dead celebration in Guatemala.

Its sunny hues are believed to have inspired the town's color palette.

The enigmatic skull gazes out over the ruins of a once-great Mayan city.

Still standing despite its considerable slant, this tilted lighthouse has become a local symbol of resilience.

This now-abandoned shopping center in Playa del Carmen was built to resemble a medieval European castle.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

This art shopping center still boasts pieces of its past as a textile factory.

Take in a sweeping views of Guanajuato—and save yourself a hike up a steep hill—on this funicular.

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

When struck, the strange stones in this park ring like bells.

A beautiful example of 18th-century engineering still standing tall.

One man's personal collection of more than 2,000 creepy-crawlies from around the world.

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