This dome-topped chapel houses the most-venerated religious figure in Yanhuitlán.

After a partial collapse in the 1950s, this small church's historic facade lives on.

Amid lush greenery, a man-made channel peppered with graffiti that dates back to 1881.

The former textile factory is now an oasis for the arts.

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.

The stoutest tree in the world.

A little-known hall almost completely covered in art by the beloved local painter.

This Oaxacan town is known for its colorful fantastical creatures hand-carved by local artisans.

You can explore the halls of tombs in the abandoned former capital of the Zapotecs.

This exquisite example of early colonial architecture remains unfinished almost 500 years after construction began.

This abandoned convent keeps the tomb of a legendary beheaded princess.

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

This art center located in a former hydroelectric plant uses native plants to create paper for kites, bags, jewelry, and more.

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

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

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

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

This graveyard boasts a medley of diverse and imaginative funeral architecture.

The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.

A coastal monument honors one of Mexico's most notable immigrant groups.

A statue of the formerly enslaved person considered "the first liberator of the Americas" stands in the town named after him.

The largest collection of artifacts from the Olmec civilization, the mother culture of Mesoamerica.

Statue of Edgar Hernandez, the first victim of swine flu.