Places vijayhm Wants to Go

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

This once-abandoned mansion is now a dreamy event space.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

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

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

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

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

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.