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

Hidden inside a hotel is a museum of miniature models depicting the traditions and history of Mexico.

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

Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.

This park's art collection includes a clock made of flowers, siblings in a tree's roots, and a dove made out of weapons.

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

In a quiet residential neighborhood, one restaurant fights to preserve heirloom corn, one tortilla at a time.

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

In a busy Oaxaca market, a nearly century-old drinks stand still serves family recipes from giant clay pots.

One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.

At this Oaxaca contest, artists turn purple produce into stunning depictions of saints, buildings, and La Pietà.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

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

One of Mexico's few murals dedicated to an indigenous language.

This upscale restaurant specializing in Michoacán cuisine serves sauces tied to important life events.

This sculpture garden is a serene oasis wedged in the middle of a busy highway.

A collection of incredible clay crafts, complete with earthen skeletons and mermaids.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.

This highly decorated dam is one of Guanajuato's most unexpectedly beautiful public works.

This colonial mining complex is now home to magnificent themed gardens.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

Kitschy horror displays now fill the house where some very real serial killing took place.