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This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

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

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

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

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Hidden in the hills is a mysterious stone structure, known only to a few.

This life-size monument honors the legacy of a famous literary feline.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

A touching tribute to the "Wonky Donkey."

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

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.