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

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

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

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

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

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

A small pack of an ancient, hairless breed of dog once believed to guide souls through the underworld lives on its grounds.

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

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

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

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

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

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

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

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

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

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

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.