Places Madeleine Wants to Go

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

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

This once-abandoned mansion is now a dreamy event space.

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

The official Presidential Residence of Los Pinos became an emblem of Mexico's opulence and presidential corruption.

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

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

Mexico City's residents are being watched by this state surveillance headquarters, designed by architects with a flair for intimidation.

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

Beneath the most controversial monument in Mexico City is a cultural center that exhibits only digital art.

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

These unusual paintings give thanks to the saints and deities who granted people favors and miracles.

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

This ancient structure was built by a mysterious civilization that was largely destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

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

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

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

This giant expressionist head crowns a museum devoted to a beloved Mexican leader.

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

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

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

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

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

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