Named after a Mexican president, who once lived nearby, this park in a residential Mexico City neighborhood packs a whole lot of history into a small space.

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

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

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

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

Sample sweets at an Art Nouveau candy shop that's been in business since 1874.

A trompe l'oeil mural remembers the original colonial building that once stood here.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.