Places dttxo Wants to Go

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

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

This covert museum showcases booties worn by a rescue dog and slippers owned by Queen Elizabeth II.

Its exhibits are dedicated to educating the public about state terrorism in Mexico.

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

This ancient structure was built by a mysterious civilization that was largely destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

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

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

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.

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

This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.

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

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

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

You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

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

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

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

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

This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.