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The largest collection of artifacts from the Olmec civilization, the mother culture of Mesoamerica.

This concrete amphitheater offers an unforgettable view of one of Mexico's most beautiful canyons.

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

Trek through the jungle on a boat and a swinging bridge and you'll be rewarded with these refreshing, if pungent, mineral pools.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

A US military accident created the legends behind this Mexican version of the Bermuda Triangle.

This singular broken monument, now housed in a museum, was the cause of a worldwide "Mayan Doomsday" phenomenon.

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

Once a year in Pomuch, the dead are taken out for a cleaning.

Hotel designed around a 16th century Mexican bullring.

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

The development of this cliffside waterpark is representative of Mexico's history of co-op tourism developments.

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.

These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.

Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.

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

The stoutest tree in the world.

Mexico's first public cable car soars over the congested streets outside Mexico City.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

Inside this mountain lies several kilometers of breathtaking caves.

A collection of incredible clay crafts, complete with earthen skeletons and mermaids.