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This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

An incredible collection of Mesoamerican art assembled by one of Mexico's great artists.

In a busy Oaxaca market, a nearly century-old drinks stand still serves family recipes from giant clay pots.

The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.

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

One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.

Named after a Mexican president, who once lived nearby, this park in a residential Mexico City neighborhood packs a whole lot of history into a small space.

This scenic cable car ride glides 100 feet above Mexico City.

This museum dedicated to cartography is housed in a former 17th-century convent.

This Japanese-inspired park showcases the city's peculiar trends for naming features after foreign rulers.

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

This collection of promotional calendars preserves a staple of mid-century Mexican pop art.

Mexico's National Sound Library houses music, recordings, and voices from the nation's rich past.

Mexico City's residents are being watched by this state surveillance headquarters, designed by architects with a flair for intimidation.

A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century.

A few steps from the site of the Tlatelolco massacre, this museum tells the story of Mexico's 1968 student protests.

The remains of an Aztec school and various intriguing artifacts lie below a modern cultural center.

A Mexico City subway station boasts a hidden museum, complete with a working radio booth.

A bullet-scarred monastery chronicles Mexico's turbulent history of foreign invasions.

The now-public home of a renowned art collector is full of unique pieces from viceregal and 19th-century Mexico.

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