The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.

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

A beautiful example of 18th-century engineering still standing tall.

These millennia-old murals once covered the walls of residential complexes across the ancient city.

A few steps from the site of the Tlatelolco massacre, this museum tells the story of Mexico's 1968 student protests.

This centuries-old mine remained hidden beneath a hotel bar until 2013.

This immense scene of a cosmic battle between a jaguar and serpent illustrates the Aztec concept of the duality of life.

This neon installation is a tribute to a Mexica god, who gave his skin to humanity.

This hotel is an amazing example of the Escuela Tapatía de Arquitectura movement.

In Chapultepec Park there is a pavilion gifted to Mexico from South Korea to honor the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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

One of the city's most imposing Neoclassical buildings is also one of its most prestigious schools.

The building that houses this museum is as historic as its collection.

The extremely grey columns of one of Mexico City's most iconic beltways are slowly gaining a bit of color.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

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

The collection of intricate sculptures includes one carved from a mammoth's tusk

This archeological site hidden behind Teotihuacán's pyramids shelters 1600-year-old murals.

This eerily opulent residential museum is home to a haunting local legend.

Legend says the building's unusual features were added at the request of a paranoid president.