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

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.

Resembling a 15th century medieval fortress, this home once belonged to a legend of Mexican cinema.

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

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

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

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

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

The ruins of the "place of the cloud snake" sit in the middle of an urban environment.

A small building that loosely resembles a tooth is appropriately used as a dentist office.

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

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