This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

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

Murals made with millions of colorful stones adorn the abandoned building.

This immense scene of a cosmic battle between a jaguar and serpent illustrates the Aztec concept of the duality of life.

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

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

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.

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

This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.

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.

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

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

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

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

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

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.

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

Outside a market, beautiful murals pay tribute to fruit sellers and farmers, as well as a few legendary artists.

This crumbling industrial fortress has attracted daredevils, filmmakers, and historians.