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The entrance to an early 20th-century cultural center features murals that deal with the cultural fusion that characterizes Mexico.

A unique hybrid of fountain, stained glass and monument, designed and built by a notable architect-engineer team.

This avian-shaped stone that once held the hearts of Aztec human sacrifices now lies at the feet of Christ inside a Catholic church.

Mexico's second-tallest monument, now half-hidden in a private residential complex.

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

Mexico City’s smallest church, designed as a miniature cathedral and visited mainly by robbers and prostitutes.

Its most enigmatic sculpture is a giantess with a ghostly face on her knee.

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

This neon installation is a tribute to a Mexica god, who gave his skin to humanity.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

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

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

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

This Aztec structure remained hidden until the demolition of a supermarket exposed the lost temple.

The collection of intricate sculptures includes one carved from a mammoth's tusk

This museum dedicated to cartography is housed in a former 17th-century convent.

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

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

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

The world's tallest carillon is located at the top of this skyscraper in Mexico City.

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

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

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.