The last home designed in its entirety by noted architect Luis Barragán owes its existence to an impressive jacaranda tree.

The extremely grey columns of one of Mexico City's most iconic beltways are slowly gaining a bit of color.

This hotel is an amazing example of the Escuela Tapatía de Arquitectura movement.

Some charming, but sadly, unloved animal statues call this park home.

These subterranean models show Mexico City's central square during three different eras.

This Mexico City subway station will make you feel like you've been transported to the London Underground.

The museum houses "the most studied meteorite in history," among other geological oddities.

A "time traveler's" vision of human history stretches throughout Mexico City's Copilco metro station.

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

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

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

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

One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.

A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.

A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.

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

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

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

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

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

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

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

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.