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

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

The collection of intricate sculptures includes one carved from a mammoth's tusk

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

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

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

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.

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

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

The ruins of the "place of the cloud snake" sit in the middle of an urban environment.

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

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

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

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

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

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

One of the oldest Christian churches still standing in the Americas, and almost certainly Mexico's oldest in continuous use.

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

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

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.

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

This laboratory has a remarkable concrete roof that measures less than an inch at its thickest point.

This mid-century mural portrays humankind's spiritual and scientific journey.

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