This art center located in a former hydroelectric plant uses native plants to create paper for kites, bags, jewelry, and more.

This aqueduct with 18th-century origins is integrated into modern life in various ways in Oaxaca.

This amazing collection includes rare stamps from around the world, including fluorescent ones.

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

Bold, unapologetically spicy Mixtecan flavors are on the menu here.

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

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

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

This Oaxacan town is known for its colorful fantastical creatures hand-carved by local artisans.

Climb through the life of a Mexican hero as you ascend a 130-foot statue.

This rural island is home to the ghost town of what used to be the world’s biggest salt mine.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

This metal church may or may not have been designed by Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel.

This bilingual museum explores the more than 300 years of vaquero history.

This spot along the 23.5 degree north parallel marks the northern boundary of the tropics.

Tucked away in a secluded canyon, this hidden hot spring’s thermal waters have been soothing soakers for generations.

A 40-foot waterfall hidden in a desert oasis.