Places nolamike Wants to Go

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

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

To make itself stand out in a city renowned for its numerous museums, this photographic archive resorts to immersively-themed exhibitions.

This museum dedicated to cartography is housed in a former 17th-century convent.

Mexico's National Sound Library houses music, recordings, and voices from the nation's rich past.

A Mexico City subway station boasts a hidden museum, complete with a working radio booth.

In 2008, this Mexico City metro station was the site of an hours-long fight between emo, punk, and goth groups.

A bullet-scarred monastery chronicles Mexico's turbulent history of foreign invasions.

A few steps from the site of the Tlatelolco massacre, this museum tells the story of Mexico's 1968 student protests.

This covert museum showcases booties worn by a rescue dog and slippers owned by Queen Elizabeth II.

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

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

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

The former headquarters of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education now houses a muralism museum, including Diego Rivera's first large-scale mural project.

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

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

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

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

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

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

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

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

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.