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

A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.

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

The official Presidential Residence of Los Pinos became an emblem of Mexico's opulence and presidential corruption.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

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

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

A detailed model of Mexico City is the star attraction within this interactive exhibit inside an old theater.

Twenty-four works by the last great Mexican muralist tell the story of Tlaxcala.

A curious museum of old video game consoles hidden in the back of a store.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

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

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

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

The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.

This ancient structure was built by a mysterious civilization that was largely destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

An archaeological museum at the Aztec pyramid displays signs of the New Fire ritual performed every 52 years.

This lonely tower survived the landslide that devastated much of a Mexican mining town.

A colorful "forest" made entirely from three tons of recycled plastic waste.

The remains of an Aztec school and various intriguing artifacts lie below a modern cultural center.

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.