A massive yet whimsical statue pays homage to the art and joy of "flight."

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

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

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.

This art shopping center still boasts pieces of its past as a textile factory.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

The former home of surrealist Edward James, who gave Xilitla its main attraction.

This historic Mexican convent is home to a tree that grows crucifix-like thorns.

This small town specializes in a rainbow of corn snacks.

An alluring, arid botanical garden home to a bewildering variety of cacti both endangered and common.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

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

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

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

A skeleton without arms watches over the side door of one of the most beautiful baroque temples in Mexico.

The jewel of the museum is a rare tumulus, a funeral decoration from the 18th century.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

These nearly 500-year-old scenes are largely faded by the ravages of time, yet still maintain their power to horrify.

The English graveyard of Mineral del Monte, a magical little piece of Cornwall in Mexico.

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

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

This centuries-old mine remained hidden beneath a hotel bar until 2013.

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