Miniatures built in the 1980s tell the city’s favorite legends and ghost stories.

A collection of miniatures made in the central-western region of Mexico.

This glass mural on the wall of a cemetery started a peculiar tradition in Zacatlán.

A small town that began as a western movie set.

A well was built by the Spanish before their conquest of Mexico.

This historic, pentagon-shaped fort houses the City Museum.

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

Kitschy horror displays now fill the house where some very real serial killing took place.

One of Mexico’s historic pottery-producing towns is home to a museum showcasing the craft.

One of the oldest Christian churches still standing in the Americas, and almost certainly Mexico's oldest in continuous use.

Named after and designed by women, this unique cultural center is an early 20th-century mansion covered in a modern shell.

Works from the golden age of Mexican muralism can be found inside a typical city market.

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

This avian-shaped stone that once held the hearts of Aztec human sacrifices now lies at the feet of Christ inside a Catholic church.

A historic Puebla estate featuring a striking castle.

Mexico City’s smallest church, designed as a miniature cathedral and visited mainly by robbers and prostitutes.

Celebrating the art of caricature, from comics to political cartoons.

Mexico’s first synagogue set up by and for the Ashkenazi Jewish community.

Take in a sweeping views of Guanajuato—and save yourself a hike up a steep hill—on this funicular.

Named after a Mexican president, who once lived nearby, this park in a residential Mexico City neighborhood packs a whole lot of history into a small space.

Founded by a Basque immigrant, Mexico City's oldest bakery has a history dating back to 1870.

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

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

This ancient gaming tool was unearthed during the construction of this former town's central square.