A statue in Balderas subway station honors the rock star who wrote about it in a song.

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

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

A curious museum of old video game consoles hidden in the back of a store.

A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

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

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

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

A series of mosaics in Mexico City's Historic Center celebrate the Basque Country's "eighth province"—its diaspora.

These subterranean models show Mexico City's central square during three different eras.

Located in a veterinary school, this macabre exhibit displays the effects of animal diseases.

Mexico City’s smallest church, designed as a miniature cathedral and visited mainly by robbers and prostitutes.

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

A red steel coyote towering over one of Mexico City’s largest suburbs.

The Rio Lerma (Chignahuapan) in El Salto, Mexico, is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. It’s covered in white foam, and falling in can kill.

This 16th-century church now has a heavenly second life as a cultural hub of Pátzcuaro.

This former smelter is a crumbling ruin, with the exception of its towering smokestack.

A historic ghost town still worth a visit.

One of the few remaining temples of the Religion of Humanity.

A group of abandoned factories and buildings that have been revitalized and are now used to promote culture, education, entrepreneurialism, and sustainable development.

A beautiful, abandoned farming headquarters overtaken by nature and graffiti.

Half curiosity cabinet, half late night hotspot, this Brazilian bar is helping turn a dangerous neighborhood around.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.