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A unique walk through hundreds of cactus plants, including some that stretch over 8 feet tall.

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

This cluttered cantina is famed for its cheese-spiked, raisin-flavored liqueur.

This architectural wonder of Mexico City houses several art schools and national research centers.

In this beloved beach town, a secret seafood haven lies tucked behind a car wash.

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

Mexico City decorates its facades with extravagant floral arrangements every year.

An artist's suburban abode looks like an architectural fever dream.

This singular broken monument, now housed in a museum, was the cause of a worldwide "Mayan Doomsday" phenomenon.

This botanical garden boasts sculptures, industrial ruins, and an endorsement from the Dalai Lama.

One of the world’s largest cave systems houses legends, concerts, and wondrous rock formations alike.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

A fairy garden in an old hotel hidden in La Marquesa forest.

The underground mall's skylights look like they could be part of a spaceship.

This seaside production studio was built to film 'Titanic' and has been the wet set of choice for other Hollywood productions since.

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

One of the world's largest murals covers a large swath of homes in its hillside neighborhood.

Huge hole looks down onto an underground beach populated with sea lions.

The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.

These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.

This "cursed house" features secret rooms, hidden vaults, and dark escape tunnels.

You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

The development of this cliffside waterpark is representative of Mexico's history of co-op tourism developments.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.