Places dttxo Wants to Go

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

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

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

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.

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

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

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

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

The burial place of some of Mexico's most prominent residents is full of macabre stories and hidden masonic symbols.

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

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

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

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

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

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

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.