During its heyday, the massive estate boasted its own railroad station and post office.

When struck, the strange stones in this park ring like bells.

In this beloved beach town, a secret seafood haven lies tucked behind a car wash.

This cluttered cantina is famed for its cheese-spiked, raisin-flavored liqueur.

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

A hacienda that features all things uniquely Yucatán.

This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.

The Acropolis of this little-visited Mayan archaeological site offers great views of Chiapas’s Lake District.

Three small rooms in the jungle house the most elaborate and intact murals of the Mayan world.

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

The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.

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

A US military accident created the legends behind this Mexican version of the Bermuda Triangle.

Hotel designed around a 16th century Mexican bullring.

One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.

This bridge over the River Cuale leads to a neighborhood that was once an escape for Hollywood's elite.

One of the world’s largest cave systems houses legends, concerts, and wondrous rock formations alike.

There is nothing like a religious festival celebrated with blow-up sledgehammers.

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

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

The striking and little-touristed ruins of an ancient city destroyed and rebuilt by the Aztecs.

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

A fairytale-like grove with a crystal-clear spring bubbling under the shade of a massive ancient tree.

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.