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

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

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

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

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

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.

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

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

This giant expressionist head crowns a museum devoted to a beloved Mexican leader.

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

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

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

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

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

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

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

The ruins of an ancient Mayan city, beautifully preserved and only accessible by boat.

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.