Places mossenmoons Wants to Go

Three small rooms in the jungle house the most elaborate and intact murals of the Mayan world.

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

An incredible collection of Mesoamerican art assembled by one of Mexico's great artists.

The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.

The ruins of an ancient pyramid built by the mysterious Chupícuaro civilization.

This bridge over the River Cuale leads to a neighborhood that was once an escape for Hollywood's elite.

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

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

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

A fairytale-like grove with a crystal-clear spring bubbling under the shade of a massive ancient tree.

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

One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

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

Mexico's largest collection of masks is found in the ruins of an abandoned convent.

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

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

This series of waterfalls tumble into a radiantly blue river.

Fiery-hot river rocks make soup sizzle at this restaurant showcasing indigenous Chinantec cuisine.

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

Trek through the jungle on a boat and a swinging bridge and you'll be rewarded with these refreshing, if pungent, mineral pools.

Found down a long dirt road, a sacred Mexican cenote and 18th-century hacienda remain hidden.