The outside of this theater is decorated with a Diego Rivera mural that explores the history of Mexico.

One of the best examples of Modernist religious architecture in Mexico City.

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

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

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

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

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

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

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

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

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

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

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

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.