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

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

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

To make itself stand out in a city renowned for its numerous museums, this photographic archive resorts to immersively-themed exhibitions.

The remains of an Aztec school and various intriguing artifacts lie below a modern cultural center.

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

A series of mosaics in Mexico City's Historic Center celebrate the Basque Country's "eighth province"—its diaspora.

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

Hidden for more than a century, the grave of the Conquistador remains forgotten behind these church walls.

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

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

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

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.

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

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

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

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

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

The burial place of some of Mexico's most prominent residents is full of macabre stories and hidden masonic symbols.

A tribute to the 20th-century ball that cast a spotlight on Mexico’s LGBTQ community.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.