One of the oldest Christian churches still standing in the Americas, and almost certainly Mexico's oldest in continuous use.

Mexico’s first synagogue set up by and for the Ashkenazi Jewish community.

These floating gardens show what Mexico City used to look during the Aztec Empire.

The official Presidential Residence of Los Pinos became an emblem of Mexico's opulence and presidential corruption.

The last home designed in its entirety by noted architect Luis Barragán owes its existence to an impressive jacaranda tree.

The museum houses "the most studied meteorite in history," among other geological oddities.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

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

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

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

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

The former headquarters of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education now houses a muralism museum, including Diego Rivera's first large-scale mural project.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

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

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

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

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

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

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

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

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.