This ornate church designed by a self-taught architect is an eclectic masterpiece in the heart of Central Mexico.

A formerly derelict railway workshop is home to a new world-class contemporary art museum in Central Mexico.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

Discarded animal sculptures stand forgotten by an abandoned aquarium and water park in Bosque de Chapultepec.

A sapling of the legendary tree where conquistador Hernán Cortés sat and wept after an Aztec uprising.

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

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

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

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

A gigantic, symbolic artwork covers the side of the building.

This mid-century mural portrays humankind's spiritual and scientific journey.

This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.

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

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

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

The F1 Mexican Grand Prix circuit goes right through the middle of this old baseball stadium.

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

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

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

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

This cluttered cantina is famed for its cheese-spiked, raisin-flavored liqueur.

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