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

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

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

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

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

Hidden for more than a century, the grave of the Conquistador remains forgotten behind these church walls.

A trompe l'oeil mural remembers the original colonial building that once stood here.

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

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

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

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

An ode to a chess-loving diplomat.

A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.

A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

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

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

Sample sweets at an Art Nouveau candy shop that's been in business since 1874.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

The unique collection of gifts includes braids of human hair, a spoon, and a Virgin made of bread.

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

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

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

Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.

An infamous former prison is now a biodiverse national park.