Some charming, but sadly, unloved animal statues call this park home.

This tiny garden was built specifically to provide a place of peace and serenity away from the busy city streets.

The now-public home of a renowned art collector is full of unique pieces from viceregal and 19th-century Mexico.

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.

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

A Mexico City subway station boasts a hidden museum, complete with a working radio booth.

After it was missing for a decade, this 40-foot statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe was found and returned to a place of honor—with a little help from a tropical storm.

The outdoor area of this contemporary art museum in Mexico is a modernist reinterpretation of hacienda architecture.

Coins, pottery and an underground wunderkammer featuring a fossil of the species named after the collector behind it all.

This ”skyspace,” which bears a resemblance to a spacecraft, is designed to disappear in the presence of light.

This store may be part of a well-known chain, but it stands out due to the tree growing through the middle of it.

The entrance to an early 20th-century cultural center features murals that deal with the cultural fusion that characterizes Mexico.

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

A unique hybrid of fountain, stained glass and monument, designed and built by a notable architect-engineer team.

Shop for superb tortillas at this homage to the ancient art of nixtamalization.

This underground museum highlights the history of Mexico City's subway system.

This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.

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

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

Its incredible collections are dedicated to preserving Mexico's film history.

A 40-foot waterfall hidden in a desert oasis.

Tucked away in a secluded canyon, this hidden hot spring’s thermal waters have been soothing soakers for generations.

A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.

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