San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Mexico
Column of Death
A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.
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San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Mexico
A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.
Oaxaca, Mexico
The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.
Oaxaca, Mexico
This graveyard boasts a medley of diverse and imaginative funeral architecture.
Oaxaca, Mexico
One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.
Oaxaca, Mexico
An incredible collection of Mesoamerican art assembled by one of Mexico's great artists.
Oaxaca, Mexico
This amazing collection includes rare stamps from around the world, including fluorescent ones.
Puebla, Mexico
The scene of a legendary hunt is displayed on this building's facade.
Puebla, Mexico
This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.
Mexico City, Mexico
Its incredible collections are dedicated to preserving Mexico's film history.
Mexico City, Mexico
Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.
Mexico City, Mexico
In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.
Mexico City, Mexico
Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.
Mexico City, Mexico
A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.
Mexico City, Mexico
Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.
Mexico City, Mexico
The now-public home of a renowned art collector is full of unique pieces from viceregal and 19th-century Mexico.
Mexico City, Mexico
This Mexico City subway station will make you feel like you've been transported to the London Underground.
Mexico City, Mexico
In Chapultepec Park there is a pavilion gifted to Mexico from South Korea to honor the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Mexico City, Mexico
It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.
Mexico City, Mexico
Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.
Mexico City, Mexico
The collection of intricate sculptures includes one carved from a mammoth's tusk
Mexico City, Mexico
66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.
Mexico City, Mexico
Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.
Mexico City, Mexico
This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.
Mexico City, Mexico
A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.