Its most enigmatic sculpture is a giantess with a ghostly face on her knee.

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

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

This industrial Art Nouveau gem is a historic hotspot for Mexican counterculture.

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

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

Explore the history of Mexico's lesser-known ancient alcoholic beverage.

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

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.

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

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

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

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

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

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

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

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.

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

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

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

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