Places Madeleine Wants to Go

An ode to a chess-loving diplomat.

A 16th-century convent became a contemporary art museum.

This stately clock was gifted from China's last imperial government to the people of Mexico.

One of the best examples of Modernist religious architecture in Mexico City.

This memorial was raised in honor of a group of workers heavily impacted by the 1985 Mexico City earthquake.

This mosaic made out of books represents one of Colonial Mexico's most important literary figures.

A series of modernist, abstract sculptures form a route created as part of the 1968 Olympics' Cultural Olympiad.

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

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

To make itself stand out in a city renowned for its numerous museums, this photographic archive resorts to immersively-themed exhibitions.

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

The extremely grey columns of one of Mexico City's most iconic beltways are slowly gaining a bit of color.

This laboratory has a remarkable concrete roof that measures less than an inch at its thickest point.

Legend says the building's unusual features were added at the request of a paranoid president.

These floating gardens show what Mexico City used to look during the Aztec Empire.

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

An inland seafood emporium makes more sense than you'd think.

Though the name might suggest otherwise, this is an American cemetery.

The outside of this theater is decorated with a Diego Rivera mural that explores the history of Mexico.

Resembling a 15th century medieval fortress, this home once belonged to a legend of Mexican cinema.

Inside the cloister of the Temple of San Juan Bautista is a ceiling decorated with gold Baroque illustrations.

History is on display in this hall, which has served as the seat of city government for centuries.

In Chapultepec Park there is a pavilion gifted to Mexico from South Korea to honor the 1968 Summer Olympics.

This tiny garden was built specifically to provide a place of peace and serenity away from the busy city streets.