Places eksz Wants to Go

Discarded animal sculptures stand forgotten by an abandoned aquarium and water park in Bosque de Chapultepec.

Murals made with millions of colorful stones adorn the abandoned building.

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

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

Inside a busy metro station, an impressive mural depicts the prehispanic city of Tenochtitlán.

The former headquarters of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education now houses a muralism museum, including Diego Rivera's first large-scale mural project.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

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

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

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

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