Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

This simple plaque remembers the fearless human rights defender's tragic death.

An abandoned train station still stands as a testament to the region's industrial and transport history.

Home to works by notable Mexican artists and an underwater mosaic of the pre-Columbian goddess Gaia.

This grape-growing paradise is one of the oldest vineyards in North America.

This simple rock stands as a memorial of the major student protests of 1968.

A farming family's tribute to the pack animal.

The tomb of a pre-Hispanic governor, inside the vestiges of a Mesoamerican city.

A shrine in the middle of this pond represents a Mesoamerican creation myth.

This monument marking the center of Mexico might be more political than geographical.

A trompe l'oeil mural remembers the original colonial building that once stood here.

This hat-shaped fountain pays tribute to a centuries-old textile tradition in the Yucatán Peninsula.

This truck is celebrated as part of the "miracle" that connected this town to the rest of Mexico.

A house mixing elements of Chinese and Mexican architecture stands as a tribute to the Chinese-Mexican bishop who lived here.

This shrine is dedicated to a symbol of the Maya people's struggle against inequality and injustice.

A small outpost dedicated to protecting the stingless bees native to Oaxaca.

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

One of the best examples of Modernist religious architecture in Mexico City.

A wall of this old hotel was decorated with drawings made of pebbles during its construction.

This rural island is home to the ghost town of what used to be the world’s biggest salt mine.

An eerie illusion of a nun is said to haunt this cathedral’s Baroque-style bell tower.