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These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

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

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

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

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

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

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

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

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

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

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

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

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

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

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Ruins of the laboratory where a mysterious doctor invented an embalming fluid and stored his mummies.

Shop the world's largest number of ice cream flavors, ranging from delightful to downright bizarre.