At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

A field of whimsical floats, where all of your favorite childhood stories have been put out to pasture.

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

A cenote sitting in the middle of a parking lot shows the Yucatán Peninsula at its most urbanized.

A Spanish Colonial fort now houses an archeology museum.

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

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

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

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.

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

This small church is surrounded by a landscape filled with hidden Zapotec ruins.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

This covert museum showcases booties worn by a rescue dog and slippers owned by Queen Elizabeth II.

Its most enigmatic sculpture is a giantess with a ghostly face on her knee.

Hidden for more than a century, the grave of the Conquistador remains forgotten behind these church walls.

Founded by a Basque immigrant, Mexico City's oldest bakery has a history dating back to 1870.

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

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

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