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

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

A tribute to the 20th-century ball that cast a spotlight on Mexico’s LGBTQ community.

The official Presidential Residence of Los Pinos became an emblem of Mexico's opulence and presidential corruption.

This stately clock was gifted from China's last imperial government to the people of Mexico.

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

A statue in Balderas subway station honors the rock star who wrote about it in a song.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

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

A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.

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

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

A series of mosaics in Mexico City's Historic Center celebrate the Basque Country's "eighth province"—its diaspora.

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

Founded by a Basque immigrant, Mexico City's oldest bakery has a history dating back to 1870.

This clock was gifted to Mexico as a show of gratitude for its long history of welcoming Arab migrants.

History is on display in this hall, which has served as the seat of city government for centuries.

Hidden for more than a century, the grave of the Conquistador remains forgotten behind these church walls.

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

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

Perched atop the highest hill in Cartagena, this 17th-century convent offers spectacular views of the city.

Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.