You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

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

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

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

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

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

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

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

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 only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

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

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.