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

This graveyard boasts a medley of diverse and imaginative funeral architecture.

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

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

Start your morning off with an epic food crawl in this market east of Oaxaca’s historic center.

Legend says that these centuries-old trees, which pre-date their nearby church, were planted by monks.

A modern feminist movement has brought to life the mural that machismo once denied to artist María Izquierdo.

These "antimonuments" confront the Mexican authorities by memorializing the most troubling events in the country's modern history.

A replica of one of South Korea's National Treasures stands as a tribute to that country's relations with Mexico.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

One of Mexico's youngest major cities still holds on to this structure representing its short modern history.

Underwater art project will double as a massive artificial coral reef to help regenerate the damaged ecosystem.

An island graveyard with spectacular views of the Caribbean.

This architectural wonder of Mexico City houses several art schools and national research centers.

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

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

The former headquarters of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education now houses a muralism museum, including Diego Rivera's first large-scale mural project.

The Vietcong leader isn’t the only symbol of late 20th-century counterculture represented in this statue.

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

This ancient gaming tool was unearthed during the construction of this former town's central square.

The extremely grey columns of one of Mexico City's most iconic beltways are slowly gaining a bit of color.