A small pack of an ancient, hairless breed of dog once believed to guide souls through the underworld lives on its grounds.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

Tijuana's legendary jai alai or "basque ball" palace is now a massive music venue.

Giant nude woman of Tijuana is also the artist's home.

In a busy Oaxaca market, a nearly century-old drinks stand still serves family recipes from giant clay pots.

One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.

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

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

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

A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.

The stoutest tree in the world.

Monumental paintings, discovered in a Mexican cathedral in 1957, depict the deaths of some friars in Japan.