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This church turned museum is dedicated to the last Mexica ruler, whose remains were allegedly buried under the altar.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

This subterranean passage reveals the city's mining history as well as its legendary terrors.

At this hillside site that was once home to a Mixtec community, you'll find ruins with a view.

This controversial, abstract sculpture is meant to represent an Aztec warrior.

Legend has it thieves once stashed their treasures in this crater in the Mexican desert.

These millennia-old murals once covered the walls of residential complexes across the ancient city.

This grand yet little-visited tomb seems almost carved into the hill it sits on.

The spectacular subterranean collection includes dazzling minerals, including a piece of "kryptonite."

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

History is on display in this hall, which has served as the seat of city government for centuries.

A mysterious, ancient collection of pre-Hispanic petroglyphs hidden deep in the Mexican desert.

Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.

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

In the Valley of Morelos lies a mysterious Olmec site with signs of jaguar veneration.

You can explore the halls of tombs in the abandoned former capital of the Zapotecs.

These cliff-dwellings might be Mexico's least visited archaeological site.

Half-hidden by grassy slopes, this striking Spanish colonial fort is now a museum of underwater archaeology.

Legend says one of the world's largest marine geysers is actually a whale that got wedged within the rocks.

The former home of the famed revolutionary Pancho Villa is now a museum in his honor.

This abandoned convent keeps the tomb of a legendary beheaded princess.

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

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

These colonial murals are a fascinating hybrid of Spanish and Indigenous aesthetics.