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

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

Works from the golden age of Mexican muralism can be found inside a typical city market.

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

Mexico City's residents are being watched by this state surveillance headquarters, designed by architects with a flair for intimidation.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

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

Outside a market, beautiful murals pay tribute to fruit sellers and farmers, as well as a few legendary artists.

One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

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

After several moves across Mexico City, these two statues found a home in Mestizaje Park.

This scenic cable car ride glides 100 feet above Mexico City.

To make itself stand out in a city renowned for its numerous museums, this photographic archive resorts to immersively-themed exhibitions.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

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

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

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

One of Alaska's most significant ancient sites, spanning millennia and cultures, is right under the feet of some famously fat bears.

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

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.