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At this bright and vibrant museum in Mexico City, you can make your own custom scent.

An ode to a chess-loving diplomat.

A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century.

The museum houses "the most studied meteorite in history," among other geological oddities.

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

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

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

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

You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

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

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

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

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

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

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

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

An abstract sculpture memorializing a student massacre that took place in 1971.

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

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

The now-public home of a renowned art collector is full of unique pieces from viceregal and 19th-century Mexico.

Likely Mexico City's most eclectic shopping mall, with its own version of the Walk of Fame.

In 2008, this Mexico City metro station was the site of an hours-long fight between emo, punk, and goth groups.

The former Mexican president kept the bullets that killed his predecessor on display in his home, now a museum.

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