Places TMH Wants to Go

A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.

These floating gardens show what Mexico City used to look during the Aztec Empire.

Mexico City's residents are being watched by this state surveillance headquarters, designed by architects with a flair for intimidation.

Shop for superb tortillas at this homage to the ancient art of nixtamalization.

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

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

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

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

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

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.

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.

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

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

You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

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

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

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

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.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.