The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

A wooden sculpture sits rather out of place in this Mexican beach town.

One of the world's largest murals covers a large swath of homes in its hillside neighborhood.

This giant expressionist head crowns a museum devoted to a beloved Mexican leader.

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

A fairy garden in an old hotel hidden in La Marquesa forest.

Three sinkholes filled with warm, crystal-clear water reached by a horse-driven cart on an old train track through the jungle.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

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

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.