Inside the cloister of the Temple of San Juan Bautista is a ceiling decorated with gold Baroque illustrations.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

Named after a Mexican president, who once lived nearby, this park in a residential Mexico City neighborhood packs a whole lot of history into a small space.

The F1 Mexican Grand Prix circuit goes right through the middle of this old baseball stadium.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.

A colorful "forest" made entirely from three tons of recycled plastic waste.

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

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

Beneath the most controversial monument in Mexico City is a cultural center that exhibits only digital art.

At a museum of everyday objects, it is the act of collecting that is really on display.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

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

A replica of one of South Korea's National Treasures stands as a tribute to that country's relations with Mexico.

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

In 2008, this Mexico City metro station was the site of an hours-long fight between emo, punk, and goth groups.

Inside a busy metro station, an impressive mural depicts the prehispanic city of Tenochtitlán.

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

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

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

This clock was gifted to Mexico as a show of gratitude for its long history of welcoming Arab migrants.