Places mossenmoons Wants to Go

This church turned museum is dedicated to the last Mexica ruler, whose remains were allegedly buried under the altar.

A field of whimsical floats, where all of your favorite childhood stories have been put out to pasture.

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

Local lore claims this rocky cape hides a lost Aztec treasure.

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

The archeological ruins of the ancient fortified city of the mysterious Teotenanca civilization.

This colorful, ornately-decorated cemetery sits next to a quiet cove known as "the beach of the dead."

These winged Maya figures are the subject of speculation and conspiracies.

The site where the Spanish first landed in Mexico was once a thriving Mesoamerican city.

On a picturesque lake island, a massive, “broken” crucifixion has become a popular pilgrimage destination.

The population of Southeast Asian primates was introduced to Mexico in the 1970s.

The grounds of this former dairy hacienda now contain an entire town inspired by Tuscany, Italy.

Climb and walk into the crater of one of the youngest volcanoes on Earth.

In this breathtaking canyon, crocodiles bask on boulders and glide through the murky waters.

Its sunny hues are believed to have inspired the town's color palette.

According to legend, this hacienda was abandoned because of a curse.

This restored opera house is named after a soprano known for tragic romance, exile, and a truly uncomfortable wedding.

The walls and ceilings of the "Mexican Sistine Chapel" are almost completely covered with mural, sculpture, inscriptions and oil paintings.

Inside the cloister of the Temple of San Juan Bautista is a ceiling decorated with gold Baroque illustrations.

This grand yet little-visited tomb seems almost carved into the hill it sits on.

Legend has it thieves once stashed their treasures in this crater in the Mexican desert.

A spring water stream jumps through a walkable "bridge" cavern and a narrow canyon.

The Rio Lerma (Chignahuapan) in El Salto, Mexico, is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. It’s covered in white foam, and falling in can kill.

Though the name might suggest otherwise, this is an American cemetery.