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This clock was gifted to Mexico as a show of gratitude for its long history of welcoming Arab migrants.

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

This Aztec structure remained hidden until the demolition of a supermarket exposed the lost temple.

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.

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

A small pack of an ancient, hairless breed of dog once believed to guide souls through the underworld lives on its grounds.

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

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

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

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

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

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

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

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

This somber statue remembers the enslaved women who were forced to nurse their owners' babies.

The eccentric home of Estevão Silva da Conceição, known as the "Brazilian Gaudí."

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.