Places noaha Wants to Go

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

This underground museum highlights the history of Mexico City's subway system.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

This scenic cable car ride glides 100 feet above Mexico City.

Its incredible collections are dedicated to preserving Mexico's film history.

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

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

Its exhibits are dedicated to educating the public about state terrorism in Mexico.

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

This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.

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

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

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

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

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

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

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

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

At a museum of everyday objects, it is the act of collecting that is really on display.

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

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.