Aguascalientes, Mexico
National Museum of Death
A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.
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Aguascalientes, Mexico
A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.
Mexico City, Mexico
Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.
Palenque, Mexico
An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.
Mexico City, Mexico
Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.
Mexico City, Mexico
Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.
Naucalpan, Mexico
This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.
Cancún, Mexico
Underwater art project will double as a massive artificial coral reef to help regenerate the damaged ecosystem.
San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.
Mexico City, Mexico
Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.
Tepoztlán, Mexico
High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.
Mexico City, Mexico
The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Xilitla, Mexico
Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.
Dzitnup, Mexico
These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.
Mexico City, Mexico
Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.
Naucalpan, Mexico
An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.
Mexico City, Mexico
An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.
Islas Marietas, Mexico
A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.
Guánica, Puerto Rico
Invading U.S. troops were first seen from this now-abandoned tower, leading to the Spanish-American War.
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
This small fort played a huge role defending Puerto Rico’s capital city.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
This giant bronze image of Christopher Columbus embarked on a voyage of its own.
Central Aguirre, Puerto Rico
This nearly abandoned "company town" is a ghost of Puerto Rico's once-lucrative sugar industry.