It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.

Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

Diego Rivera hid various people and symbols in his first large-scale mural project.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

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

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

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

This amazing collection includes rare stamps from around the world, including fluorescent ones.

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

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.

It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.

Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

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

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

Dedicated to one of the most iconic cinematographers of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.

One man's personal collection of more than 2,000 creepy-crawlies from around the world.

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