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

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

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

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

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

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

These unusual paintings give thanks to the saints and deities who granted people favors and miracles.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

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

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