Naucalpan, Mexico
Nautilus House
This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.
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Naucalpan, Mexico
This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.
Naucalpan, Mexico
An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.
Tlalnepantla, Mexico
The 19th-century hacienda house is filled with Aztec sculptures.
Tlalnepantla, Mexico
An archaeological museum at the Aztec pyramid displays signs of the New Fire ritual performed every 52 years.
Tlalnepantla, Mexico
A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.
Tlalnepantla, Mexico
This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.
Tlalnepantla, Mexico
Detailed miniature models of iconic landmarks in Mexico and around the world.
Mexico City, Mexico
This giant expressionist head crowns a museum devoted to a beloved Mexican leader.
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
A red steel coyote towering over one of Mexico City’s largest suburbs.
Chimalhuacán, Mexico
This controversial, abstract sculpture is meant to represent an Aztec warrior.
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico
Mexico's first public cable car soars over the congested streets outside Mexico City.
Texcoco, Mexico
Get a close look at the gigantic remains of long-extinct mammoths.
Acolman, Mexico
This 16th-century missionary site features Catholic murals, stone carvings, and fortress-like architecture.
San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista, Mexico
A striking depiction of Teotihuacan's mysterious "Spider Woman."
San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista, Mexico
This pre-Hispanic apartment complex also includes ancestral paintings that point to its military past.
San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista, Mexico
Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.
San Francisco Mazapa, Mexico
Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.
San Francisco Mazapa, Mexico
This archeological site hidden behind Teotihuacán's pyramids shelters 1600-year-old murals.
San Martín Centro, Mexico
These millennia-old murals once covered the walls of residential complexes across the ancient city.
Nativitas, Mexico
The grounds of this former dairy hacienda now contain an entire town inspired by Tuscany, Italy.
Puebla, Mexico
The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.
Puebla, Mexico
A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.
Puebla, Mexico
This palatial building has lived many lives as a convent, prison, cultural center, state archives, and government offices.
San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.